18 die in NTPC boiler blast in Lucknow

18 die in NTPC boiler blast in Lucknow
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Over 100 hurt in explosion that triggered panic Lucknow: Eighteen people were killed and over 100 injured in a boiler pipe explosion at the NTPC Unchahar plant in Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh, principal secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said. Kumar said around 50 people received severe burn injuries, and the condition of some of them was serious. All of them were being rushed to hospitals for t

Over 100 hurt in explosion that triggered panic Lucknow: Eighteen people were killed and over 100 injured in a boiler pipe explosion at the NTPC Unchahar plant in Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh, principal secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said. Kumar said around 50 people received severe burn injuries, and the condition of some of them was serious. All of them were being rushed to hospitals for treatment, he added. The Unchahar sub-division in Raebareli district is around 110km from the state capital.

CM Yogi Adityanath, who was away in Mauritius on a three-day official visit, ordered that necessary steps be taken for rescue and relief. He expressed his condolences over the deaths and announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for the family of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the grievously injured, an official said.

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was also despatched to the explosion site from Lucknow for relief and rescue operations, an official said. The explosion triggered panic among the employees who ran helter-skelter.

The district administration rushed ambulances to the spot and directed health officials to provide prompt treatment to the injured. The NTPC, in a statement after the incident, said that “an unfortunate accident in the boiler of 500MW under trial unit of NTPC - Unchahar occurred this afternoon.

Rescue operations are underway in close coordination with the district administration. Injured persons are being shifted to the nearby hospitals.” The NTPC’s senior management is rushing to the site to coordinate the efforts, the statement added.

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