Sakti, April 14 -- Nine people have died, and 15 others sustained injuries in a boiler blast at Vedanta Power Plant in Sakti district on Tuesday, the police said.

Sakti district SP Praful Thakur said, "Nine people died, and 15 were injured in a boiler blast at Vedanta Power Plant in Singhi Tarai area of Sakti district. The injured have been taken to the hospital in Raigarh."

Raigarh SDM, Mahesh Sharma, said that a proper investigation is being done in the incident.

"A heartbreaking incident has taken place at the Vedanta Power plant today in which some workers have been injured, and their treatment is underway. Our investigation is ongoing," he said.

Rajkumar, father of an injured, said, "My son is admitted here. Around 3 PM, this inc...