At Least 7 Injured in Boiler Explosion at NLC India Unit in TN

At least seven workers of NLC India Ltd were injured and hospitalised when a boiler in one of the power units in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district exploded.

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At least seven workers of NLC India Ltd were injured and hospitalised when a boiler in one of the power units in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district exploded on Thursday, 7 May evening.

The power stations of the integrated mining-cum-power generating company are located at Neyveli in Cuddalore.

“The accident happened in the evening and the injured workers have been admitted to the hospital,” a police official told IANS.

Police and fire tenders reached the spot soon after getting the information, according to IANS.

(With inputs from IANS.)