RAIPUR, India: The death toll from a boiler blast at a power plant in central India has risen to 19, a police officer said on Wednesday, noting 17 others were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The explosion occurred Tuesday at a facility operated by Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resources, in Chhattisgarh state\u2019s Sakti district.\u201cThe death toll in the power plant blast has reached 19 whereas 17 are undergoing treatment in various hospitals,\u201d district police chief Praful Thakur told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The explosion likely happened after a pipeline burst, spewing \u201csuperheated steam\u201d on people who were having their lunch at the time, the Indian Express newspaper said.Indian-born billionaire Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Resources, said he was \u201cdistressed by the extremely tragic accident”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA high-level investigation into this incident has been initiated\u2026 We will leave no stone unturned in getting to the bottom of this matter,\u201d he said in a statement.Chhattisgarh state authorities have also launched a probe, with chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai vowing the \u201cstrictest possible action\u201d against those found guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Industrial accidents are common in India, often due to poor adherence to safety regulations and weak enforcement. A fire at a fireworks factory in western India last month killed 17 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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