Victims and those affected by the Vedanta power plant accident arrived in the Bilaspur Divisional Commissioner office for a public hearing, NDTV reported on Wednesday. A high-level investigation into the incident is being conducted under the Divisional Commissioner as ordered by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.
The blast occurred in Boiler 1 on the afternoon of April 14, claiming the lives of at least 25 plant workers. The condition of three others injured remains critical, the report said.
The explosion occurred in a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine at the Vedanta power plant located in Singhitarai village.
Police have registered an FIR under sections related to causing death by negligence and negligent conduct with machinery.
"Eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal and plant head Devendra Patel, have been named in the FIR. If more persons are found responsible during the investigation, their names will be added," Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur had said days after the incident.
A preliminary technical investigation into the blast found that excessive fuel accumulation inside the boiler furnace led to a pressure build-up, triggering the explosion, police officials earlier said.
A report by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Sakti also confirmed that the accumulation of fuel and the resulting excessive pressure were the primary causes of the explosion, they said.
The Sakti district administration has also ordered a magisterial probe into the incident.
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