NLC boiler explosion: Amit Shah assures all possible help to Tamil Nadu CM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that he has spoken to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to inquire about the boiler explosion in the NLC India Limited in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore and assured all possible help.

The Home Minister said that the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were already on the spot to assist the relief work.

“Anguished to learn about the loss of lives due to a blast at Neyveli power plant boiler in Tamil Nadu. Have spoken to @CMOTamilNadu and assured all possible help. @CISFHQrs is already on the spot to assist the relief work. Praying for the earliest recovery of those injured,” Shah tweeted.

At least six people were killed and several injured in a boiler blast at a plant of the NLC India Limited in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore today.

All those injured were rushed to a Hospital in Chennai for further treatment, officials said.