NEW DELHI, 2 November (BelTA - Xinhua) - At least 20 people dead in a boiler blast in northern state of Uttar Pradesh of India. The rescuers from national disaster response force (NDRF) and police are continuing search for the missing ones in the wake of the blast, police said Thursday.
Over 100 others injured in the blast are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
"Total number of casualties could go up once the blades of boiler are cut," a police spokesman said.
The blast took place Wednesday inside the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Unchahar Raibareli, about 110 km southeast of Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh.
According to a senior police official Anand Kumar, the pressure inside the ash pipe triggered the blast of the boiler.
About 150 workers were said to be present inside the plant when the blast took place.
The victims are said to be workers employed in the power plant.
The power plant has been operating for the past 30 years.
Reports said the blast triggered a massive fire, following which the plant was shut down.
