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Second boiler blast in NLC India: Four killed, 17 injured in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu

Four workers were killed and 17 others injured when a boiler in a thermal power unit (TPS II) of NLC India Ltd exploded on Wednesday, officials said.

Photo courtesy: Twitter
Photo courtesy: Twitter 

Four workers were killed and 17 others injured when a boiler in a thermal power unit (TPS II) of NLC India Ltd exploded on Wednesday, officials said.

The NLC India's integrated mining-cum-power plant is located in Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

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The injured have been admitted to NLC India hospital.

It is the second major boiler blast in NLC India. In May, four persons were killed when a boiler in the TPS II exploded.

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The company's TPS II consists of seven units of 210 MW each.

The cause of the boiler blast is yet to be ascertained.

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