Nagpur, 14 Apr

(HS): Eight employees of the Nagpur’s Koradi Thermal Power Station suffered

burn injuries as steam and hot ash spilled from a boiler struck them. The staff

including three engineers and five workers suffered injuries and have been

shifted to a hospital in Nagpur. The incident occurred on Monday at Unit Number

10 of KTPS.

The injured have

been identified as Superintending Engineer Sachin Bhagewar, Additional

Executive engineer Vivek Patil, Technician Abdul Azhar Qazi, Bioler Maintenance

Engineer Tejas Sonwane and contractual workers Nikhil Jayatgude, Kamlesh Barmate,

Gulsingh Tikam and Vilas Bansod.

Bhagewar,

Sonwane, Bansod and Qazi were discharged after first aid, while four others are

being treated. The condition of two are stated to be critical.

The cleaning

work of Unit No. 10 was closed on Sunday evening for the maintenance work. A

big heap of hot ash fell from a height of about 13 meters on a stagnant water

near the seal trap. Which resulted in hot water mixed with ash spilling over

the workers engaged in the maintenance work.

No official

statement was issued by the KTPS authorities or other authorities.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar