CHENNAI: Two people engaged to clean a septic tank at a house near Puzhal allegedly asphyxiated to death after inhaling toxic fumes on Monday. One more person, who did not enter the tank, is safe.
They were not wearing any safety gear, police said.
All three of them were employed by Nirmala of Gurushanthi Nagar. A case has been registered and the house owner was arrested.
The deceased persons are Baskaran (52) and Ismail (36), from Kondiyamman Nagar in Kavangarai near Puzhal.
The other worker, Ganesan, is also from the same locality.
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