RANIPET: Four workers fainted after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes from a sewage tank at the Ranitec Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in VC Motour, on Wednesday. According to sources, two workers entered the tank to clean it on Wednesday morning when they inhaled toxic fumes and fell unconscious. On noticing this, two other workers attempted to rescue them but also inhaled the fumes and collapsed. The Ranipet police have registered a case against the company’s managing director for allegedly directing the workers to enter and clean the tank. Meanwhile, relatives of the workers and the general public alleged that adequate safety equipment had not been provided at the facility.

Source: Indian Express March 05, 2026 04:30 UTC