Death Toll Rises to 16 'Chhattisgarh Vedanta Power Plant Blast'

The death toll in a blast at the Vedanta power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district has gone up to 16 with three more workers succumbing to injuries, police said on Wednesday. 

The explosion occurred on Tuesday afternoon in a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine at the Vedanta Ltd power plant located in Singhitarai



village. 

The powerful blast left several workers with severe burn injuries.

According to officials, four workers died on the spot, while nine others succumbed to injuries soon after the incident. 

Three more workers have died in hospitals, raising the toll to 16, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said.