Raipur : At least nine people died and 15 others were injured in a major boiler explosion at Vedanta Power Plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district (Singhitari village) which triggered panic and chaos in the locality. The explosion led to a stampede-like situation as workers rushed to escape to safer places, leaving around 30–40 workers seriously injured. Sakti district SP Praful Thakur said, “Nine people died and 15 injured in a boiler blast at Vedanta Power Plant in Singhi Tarai area of Sakti district. The injured have been taken to hospital in Raigarh.”
Soon after reciving the news, emergency response teams and local administration officials rushed to the spot started the rescue operations. As per the preliminary information, the accident was reported at 2 pm. At the time of the explosion, all the workers were inside the plant and were working. The sudden explosion created panic in the entire premises, however, the relief and rescue operations have been started immediately after the incident.
The blast is said to have occurred around 2 pm in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village. “Some people are feared trapped, and a rescue operation is underway,” said Prafull Thakur, Superintendent of Police, Sakti district. Thakur said several workers have also been rescued. “We have asked the authorities to turn off the boiler operations so it will cool down, and we can go ahead with the rescue operations. We have asked for reinforcement to help us.”
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