8 injured in boiler explosion at NLC India unit in TN

Chennai: Eight 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 evening, police said.

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.

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Police and fire tenders reached the spot soon after getting the information.