Vedanta boiler blast in Chhattisgarh kills 11 workers and injures 22 as probe begins

Victims were contractor staff running the unit when it exploded

A boiler explosion at Vedanta’s Singhitarai power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district killed 11 workers and injured 22 on Monday. The injured and deceased were employed by a sub-contractor operating and maintaining the unit. Vedanta said it is providing medical assistance and coordinating with authorities as an investigation is launched to determine what caused the blast.