Tamil Nadu: At Least 6 Dead, 17 Injured In Neyveli Boiler Blast

At least 6 people were killed and 17 injured in a boiler explosion that broke out in stage-2 of Tamil Nadu's Neyveli Lignite Power Plant on Wednesday, police said.

The NLC India's integrated mining-cum-power plant is located in Neyveli in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The injured have been taken to the NLC Lignite Hospital.

It is the second major boiler blast in NLC India. In May, four persons were killed when a boiler in the TPS II exploded.

The company's TPS II consists of seven units of 210 MW each.

The cause of the boiler blast is yet to be ascertained.

More details are awaited.