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Sakti, Chhattisgarh (Gurpreet Singh): A catastrophic industrial accident at the Vedanta Power Plant in Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, has claimed the lives of at least 11 workers and left 22 others injured. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at approximately 2:30 PM in the Singhitarai area. Preliminary reports from the police indicate that the blast originated in a boiler tube connected to one of the power units. The force of the explosion was so severe that it triggered panic throughout the facility, with smoke visible from several kilometres away. Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur confirmed the rising toll,…