 | This article may be excessively based on contemporary reporting. (March 2024) |
| Date | 1 November 2017 |
|---|---|
| Time | 3:30 p.m. (IST) |
| Venue | Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station |
| Location | Unchahar, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 25°54′52″N 81°19′36″E / 25.91444°N 81.32667°E |
| Type | Boiler explosion |
| Cause | Unknown |
| Deaths | 38[1] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 90+[2] |
The NTPC power plant explosion was a boiler explosion that occurred on 1 November 2017 at a newly commissioned 500-megawatt unit of the Feroze Gandhi Unchahar coal-fired power plant. The plant is operated by government-owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited, in Unchahar, Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] The explosion killed 32 people who may have been cleaning ash from the boiler's interior.[1]
- ^ a b "Explosion at Indian Coal Power Plant Kills 29, Injures 85". Bloomberg.com. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Varadhan, Sudarshan (1 November 2017). "Indian power plant blast kills 20, injures up to 100". Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "India power plant explosion leaves at least 22 dead". BBC News. 1 November 2017.