Six workers killed, 17 injured as boiler explodes at NLC thermal plant

All the 17 injured were taken to NLCIL Hospital, and 16 were shifted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai for speciality treatment

Six workers were killed and 17 others were injured when a boiler at NLC India Lts's thermal power unit (TPS II) at Neyveli exploded on Wednesday.

The accident was reported on Wednesday morning in Unit V of Thermal Power Station-II, (TPS-II) while it was under shutdown and maintenance activities were being carried out. Fire broke out in the boiler area following an explosion, NLC India said.

Without mentioning the number of casualties, the company's statement said the NLCIL maintenance team of one executivee, two supervisors, three non-executive employees and 17 contract women were injured. Out these 23, six workmen belonging