The death toll from an explosion at a state-run power plant in northern India has risen to 26 in one of the country's deadliest industrial accidents in years.
At least 60 others were injured when the explosion spewed hot ash over workers at the plant, says Sanjay Khatri, the area's top administrative officer.
The death toll could rise as about a dozen people were hospitalised with severe burns.
A pipe carrying ash from the burning coal exploded late on Wednesday in the newly installed boiler at the power plant in Uttar Pradesh state.
The 500-megawatt unit was operating on a trial basis.
Khatri says the cause of the accident is not yet known.
Rescue work ended on Thursday and the National Thermal Power Corporation, which runs the plant, ordered an investigation.
Industrial accidents are not unusual in India, where safety measures are often flouted.
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