At least 6 dead, 17 injured in Boiler Explosion at Tamil Nadu Thermal Power Plant.
Officials said that the reason for the blast is still unknown as the boiler was not in operation.
On Wednesday, at a thermal power plant in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, a boiler blast occurred. At least 6 people have died and over 17 have suffered burn injuries, making it a second blast in two months at the power plant. The explosion took place at the power plant of NLC India Limited, formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited in Cuddalore, 180 km away from the state’s capital, Chennai. The plant is owned by the central government.
The second incident at the same power plant in two months:
An official at the power plant said that the boiler room was not in operation at the time of the explosion, and informed the media that an investigation is currently on to determine the reason behind it. They also said that the injured persons were immediately rushed to the hospital. Just two months back, a similar kind of explosion occurred at the same facility, where eight workers suffered burn injuries. The workers included both contractual and regular workers. The company employs around 27,000 people, including 15,000 contractual workers. NLC India generates 3940-megawatt electricity and the plant where the explosion took place accounts for 1470-megawatts.
Many deaths in lockdown at industrial units:
In the past few months, during the nation-wide lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many deaths linked to accidents at industrial units have been reported. On Monday, a gas leak at the Visakhapatnam unit of the firm Sailor Life Sciences killed two people and hospitalized four workers. Another gas leak at LG Polymers facility in Vizag resulted in 11 deaths, including two young children, with over 1000 people hospitalized.
Further investigations have begun and top politicians have condemned the unfortunate explosion and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered any kind of help to TN’s Chief Minister.
