Four workers killed, 15 injured in blast at power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district

AT to the lowest degree little joe workers were killed and 15 others injured after an detonation at a force set in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district on Tuesday, police said. Some workers were also feared trapped at the site of the explosion.The blast took place in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village in the afternoon, according to preliminary information provided by a senior police officer, news agency PTI reported. “Four workers have died, and 15 others sustained injuries,” Prafull Thakur, superintendent of police, Sakti district, told PTI.Police teams and the officials from the local administration rushed to the site of the incident after receiving information about the blast, launching rescue operations for those trapped, the officer said.The injured, meanwhile, were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.Days after boiler explosion at Gujarat factoryThis incident comes just days after a boiler explosion triggered a fire at a factory godown in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, killing 21 people and injuring six others.It was later found that the factory, located on Dhunva Road in Deesa town was also illegal. Its application in December last year seeking renewal of its licence was rejected following an adverse report by the police after an inspection, wherein they found no safety measures there, according to an earlier HT report.“All the deceased people were originally from Harda and Dewas districts of Madhya Pradesh,” district collector Mihir Patel said. The blast allegedly occurred at the godown where firecrackers were stored, causing the roof to collapse on workers, CP Patel, resident additional collector of Banaskantha, said.Gujarat health minister Rushikesh Patel had stated that no licence had been issued for the facility, adding that the injured were rushed to the hospital following the incident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also expressed condolences, stating, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the explosion at a firecracker factory in Banaskantha, Gujarat. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is assisting those affected.”PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from the PM National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the deceased, and compensation of ₹50,000 for the injured.Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel had also announced an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh for the families of the deceased and ₹50,000 compensation for those injured in the incident.