India, April 15 -- Nine workers were killed and 15 sustained injuries after a boiler exploded at a power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district on Tuesday, police said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolence and announced ex gratia of Rs.2 lakh to next of kin of deceased and Rs.50,000 for injured.

According to preliminary information, the blast occurred in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village in the afternoon, Sakti superintendent of police (SP) Prafull Thakur said. "Nine workers have died, and 15 have sustained injuries. Three victims were killed on the spot while the others succumbed to injuries at hospitals," Thakur told reporters. The injured were undergoing treatment at hospitals in the ...