New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- At least nine people died and one person was injured in a steel arch collapse at an under-construction building at the Ennore Thermal Power Station in Chennai on Tuesday.

"There was an unfortunate incident at the Ennore Thermal Power construction site where a steel arch fell and nine people died," reported ANI, quoting Dr J Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)

These people were from Assam and the surrounding areas, Radhakrishnan said.

The preliminary reports indicate that one worker suffered serious injuries. The injured individual was taken to Stanley Government Hospital in North Chennai.

The exact cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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