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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox event
| title=NTPC power plant explosion
| image=
| caption=
| date=1 November 2017
| time= 3:30 p.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]])
| venue=[[Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station]]
| place=[[Unchahar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| duration=
| coordinates = {{coord|25|54|52|N|81|19|36|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| type= [[Boiler explosion]]
| cause= Unknown
| deaths=38<ref name="bb1" />
| injuries=90+<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news|last1=Varadhan|first1=Sudarshan|title=Indian power plant blast kills 20, injures up to 100|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-ntpc-blast/indian-power-plant-blast-kills-20-injures-up-to-100-idUSKBN1D15CI|access-date=6 November 2017|work=[[Reuters]]|date=1 November 2017}}</ref>
| reported missing=
| notes=
}}

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 Thermal Power Station|Feroze Gandhi Unchahar coal-fired power plant]]. The plant is operated by government-owned [[NTPC Limited|National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited]], in [[Unchahar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=India power plant explosion leaves at least 22 dead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41835372|publisher=BBC News|date=1 November 2017}}</ref> The explosion killed 32 people who may have been cleaning ash from the boiler's interior.<ref name="bb1">{{cite web|title=Explosion at Indian Coal Power Plant Kills 29, Injures 85|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/explosion-at-indian-coal-power-plant-kills-29-injures-85|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2 November 2017|date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

==Explosion==
On 1 November 2017, at around 3:30 p.m. [[Indian Standard Time|local time]] (GMT +5:30) a [[boiler explosion]] occurred at the 1,550-megawatt (MW) [[Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station]] operated by government-owned [[NTPC Limited|National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited]], in [[Unchahar]], [[Raebareli district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, killing 43 people and injuring 100 others. The blast hit the 500-MW Unit 6 that had been operating since April 2017. At the time nearly two hundred workers were on duty.<ref name="Zee"/>

According to a statement released by NTPC, "there was sudden abnormal sound at 20 m. elevation and there was an opening ... from which hot [[flue gas]]es and steam escaped, affecting the people working around the area".<ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|last1=Pandey|first1=Alok|title=22 Dead, Dozens Injured In Boiler Blast At NTPC Power Plant In UP|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/casualties-feared-many-injured-as-boiler-pipe-bursts-at-ntpc-plant-in-up-1769883|access-date=6 November 2017|work=[[NDTV]]|date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

==Response==
More than 150 ambulances were engaged in relief and rescue work. [[Central Reserve Police Force]] and local police were deployed at the plant which was sealed to check any unauthorised entry.<ref name="Zee"/>

==Reaction==
The [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh state government]] offered cash compensation of Rs. 200,000 ($4,015) to the families of the deceased, Rs. 50,000 for the severely injured and Rs. 25,000 to those who sustained minor injuries.<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian power plant explosion in Uttar Pradesh kills 26, more than 100 injured|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-02/deadly-indian-power-plant-blast-in-uttar-pradesh/9110040|access-date=6 November 2017|work=abc.net.au|date=2 November 2017}}</ref> India's Minister of Power [[R. K. Singh]] announced Rs. 2 million ''[[ex gratia]]'' for the next of kin of those killed in the accident.<ref name="Firstpost">{{cite news|title=Death toll from NTPC thermal plant blast now 32: Reports have said boiler fans could've caused explosion|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/death-toll-from-ntpc-thermal-plant-blast-now-32-reports-have-said-boiler-fans-couldve-caused-explosion-4191017.html|access-date=6 November 2017|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=3 November 2017}}</ref>

Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in a statement said that he was "deeply pained by the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli". He further added that, "my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. The situation is being closely monitored and officials are ensuring normalcy is restored".<ref name="Zee">{{cite news|title=Death toll climbs to 26 in NTPC power plant blast, several injured|url=http://zeenews.india.com/india/20-dead-in-ntpc-power-plant-blast-toll-likely-to-increase-2053649.html|access-date=6 November 2017|work=[[Zee News]]|date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

The [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] served a notice to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government over the death of more than 30 people in the blast, demanding an immediate high-level probe into its cause.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/KEL68viiXBhPh3ZPK4LkCI/NTPC-power-plant-blast-NHRC-issues-notice-to-UP-govt-on-dea.html NTPC power plant blast: NHRC issues notice to UP govt on death toll], ''Mint'', 2 November 2017</ref> The UP government ordered a magisterial inquiry by a two-member technical team to determine the cause of the blast within seven days.<ref name="livemint">{{cite news|last1=Utpal Bhaskar|first1=Gyan Varma|title=NTPC power plant blast: Death toll rises to 32, NHRC serves notice to UP govt|url=http://www.internationalassociationofwhistleblowers.net/|access-date=6 November 2017|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date=3 November 2017}}</ref>

On 6 November 2017, Union Power Ministry has set up a committee headed by P.D. Siwal, Member of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to investigate the causes of this accident and suggest measures to prevent such incidents in future.

The firm has launched an investigation into the blast at the plant, based near the town of Unchahar

==References==
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{{Disasters in India in 2017}}

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[[Category:2017 disasters in India]]
[[Category:2017 industrial disasters]]
[[Category:Explosions in 2017]]
[[Category:November 2017 events in India]]
[[Category:Boiler explosions]]
[[Category:Explosions in India]]
[[Category:Disasters in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Industrial fires and explosions in India]]
[[Category:Raebareli district]]

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