Raipur, April 15 -- Ten more workers have died, taking the death toll from the boiler explosion at a Chhattisgarh power plant to 19, police said on Wednesday.

A blast in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village of Sakti district on Tuesday afternoon had killed nine workers and injured more that 15, police officers said.

Sakti Superintendent of Police (SP) Prafull Thakur said 36 workers were affected in the incident. "The toll has now risen to 19, while 17 injured workers are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Raipur and Raigarh," he said.

Sakti collector Amrit Vikas Topno said efforts were underway to ensure the best possible medical care for the injured.

The deceased have been identified and their fam...