Neyveli boiler blast: Explosion at NLC power plant kills six workers, injures 17

CUDDALORE/CHENNAI: Six workers died and 17 others were injured in a blast at thermal power station (TPS) II of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation around 9.45am in Neyveli on Wednesday. According to NCIL sources, the cause of the explosion was being ascertained.
The accident comes just a month after five workers died in an explosion at the plant on May 7.
The injured workers were given first aid at NLCIL hospital and 16 of them were later referred to a private hospital in Chennai for treatment.
Eleven of the 16 injured were said to be in critical condition. One worker, who sustained minor injuries, was undergoing treatment at the NLCIL GH.
The explosion triggered a blaze when a maintenance team attempted to light up unit 5 that was shut down on May 7 following an explosion in unit 6 in which five workers died and three others were injured.
Multiple levels of unit 5 boiler had caught fire
One executive, two supervisors, three nonexecutive employees and 17 contract workers were part of the 23-member maintenance team.