Six men were killed and 16 others injured when a boiler exploded at the NLC India’s thermal plant here on Wednesday, an official said.
Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing anguish over the loss of lives, spoke to Chief Minister K Palaniswami and assured all possible help. While preliminary inputs from the explosion site said two people died, the toll has gone up to six now, the NLC official said.
“Six men have died. Sixteen people who sustained injuries have been rushed to a hospital in Chennai,” he said. The six deceased men, aged between 25 and 42 years, were contract workers. The injured include employees who have sustained at least 40 per cent burn injuries.