All 21 workers at the Steel Authority of India Ltd’s (SAIL) Bokaro steel mill have been placed under medical supervision following a fire that broke out there on Saturday morning. An official stated that they are all stable, adding that this is a precautionary measure as they were exposed to smoke.
There was no report of any fatality, the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) official said. Quoting a medical bulletin issued by the Bokaro General Hospital, where the employees were admitted after the blaze erupted, the official said, “21 employees, including some contract workers, are under observation. All of them are stable and under constant monitoring of doctors.”
The incident took place when maintenance work was underway in the mixed gas pipeline of the Bokaro plant, he said.
“There has been no leakage of any gas from the pipeline, and the situation is completely under control,” the official said. The fire has been extinguished and senior officials are camping at the spot, he added.
(with the inputs from PTI)