Chatra (Jharkhand), April 19
A massive fire broke out at NTPC’s North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Friday, officials said.
No casualty has so far been reported in the incident, they said.
The fire was first spotted around 2 pm.
“The fire broke out at the BHEL material yard located behind unit 3 of the North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Project,” a senior BHEL official said.
Many people living in the vicinity of the powe plant complained of breathing problems even as several fire tenders were pressed into service.
The root cause of the fire is being investigated, he said.
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