Raipur, April 15 -- At least 17 workers lost their lives in a boiler explosion at a Vedanta power plant in Sakti on Tuesday. The tragedy has pushed Chhattisgarh's industrial death toll past 300 in just three years, and has once again brought questions of industrial safety to the forefront.
Questions are being raised as the state continues to expand its industrial base while safety enforcement struggles to keep pace.
Authorities have confirmed the identities of all 17 victims. The blast occurred at the plant in Singhitari village under Dabhra police station limits.
More than 20 workers were injured. Several of them remain in critical condition and are undergoing treatment in hospitals in Raigarh.
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