Officers added “the bar was practical”.
Chennai:
Three individuals have been killed as roof of the favored Sekhmet Bar collapsed in Chennai ‘s busy Chamiers Highway within the Alwarpet space on Thursday.
Investigators say the roof of the primary flooring collapsed. There are conflicting reviews on what had led to the roof collapse. Officers added “the bar was practical”.
Some are pointing fingers on the metro rail work underway reverse the bar. Abash Kumar, the state fireplace companies chief, instructed NDTV: “Two individuals have died. They’ve been recognized as staff. Rescue groups are working to see if anybody else is trapped”.
The Chennai Metro rail claims the bar roof collapse just isn’t as a result of Metro Rail work.
The Metro Rail work is 240 toes away and no vibrations have been observed within the constructing,” mentioned an announcement from the Chennai Metro Rail, including that “on the spot investigation is underway”.
“We’re checking if any main impactful operation was underway round that point within the metro rail work,” mentioned Prem Anand Sinha, Joint Commissioner of Police.
In the meantime, authorities have launched an investigation into the reason for the roof collapse.
Specialists are inspecting the structural stability of the constructing.
“We might additionally need to do an audit on buildings close to by on the impression of the metro rail work,” mentioned G Dharmarajan, Joint Commissioner of Police, Chennai East.
