NTPC explosion: Six more succumb to injuries, toll 42

In Lucknow, four patients are at the SIPS Super Speciality Hospital, four at the Civil Hospital and five at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute (SGPGI) of Medical Sciences.

• By: Express News Service
• Lucknow | November 10, 2017 12:35 AM IST
2 min read

Raebareli: Smoke billowing out of NTPC's Unchahar Power Plant where a blast took place in a boiler, in Raebareli district on Wednesday. At least ten people are feared dead and several others have been injured after a boiler went off at the plant. PTI Photo (PTI11_1_2017_000188B)

Six people injured in the Unchahar thermal power blast earlier this week died in the last two days, bringing the death toll to 42. According to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) officials, the six who died were under treatment in different Delhi hospitals. “At present, 28 patients are still under treatment – 15 are in Delhi and rest are in Lucknow,” said an NTPC official, adding that 10 have been discharged so far.

In Lucknow, four patients are at the SIPS Super Speciality Hospital, four at the Civil Hospital and five at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute (SGPGI) of Medical Sciences.

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