Slum tenement with 24 houses collapses in north Chennai
The Hindu
No loss of lives reported till now as residents had rushed out
A Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board tenement with 24 houses collapsed in Tiruvottiyur on December 27 morning. As the residents had rushed out after the building developed cracks, a major tragedy was averted. No one has been found injured till now, police said.
According to police, the slum board tenements are in Arivakkulam area in Thiruvottiyur. Residents said the 'D' block of the tenements had developed cracks and on December 27 morning, it collapsed totally around 10:30 am.
Prem Kumar, a resident who lost two of his flats in the tenements, said that he noticed cracks in the building two days ago. "The door had jammed and we could not open it. We informed the (TNSCB) officials who did not take any action. Only on December 27 morning, the officials came to inspect the building. Suddenly, they asked all the residents to rush out. Soon, the entire block collapsed," he said.