Wall in Chepauk Stadium collapses

Two persons sustained "minor" injuries when a portion of a compound wall caved in at M A Chidambaram stadium collapsed in Chenna

Chennai:

Two persons sustained "minor" injuries when a portion of a compound wall caved in at M A Chidambaram stadium collapsed in Chennai, on Wednesday, during the sale of tickets for the cricket World Cup matches on February 20, police said.

The incident occurred following a melee amongst the ticket-seekers, they said.

TNCA officials described the incident as "minor" and said ticket sales were not disrupted due to the mishap.

They said about 50 people of the nearly 3,000-odd strong crowd suddenly pushed towards the wall, resulting in a portion of it caving in.

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