SAMBALPUR: Five persons were injured after an explosion in a boiler of the Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL) at Thelkuli under Thelkuli police station limits on Friday. Inspector-in-charge of Thelkuli police station Prakash Karna said so far five persons have been injured in the incident. One person, who was severely injured, was shifted to VIMSAR, Burla.
Four other persons, who sustained minor injuries, were admitted to the hospital on the company premises and later discharged. The condition of the man undergoing treatment at Burla is stable. Executive officer (administration) of Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, Pramod Patra said the explosion took place due to a leakage in the boiler around 2 pm on Friday. “We are yet to know details of the incident,” he said.