Two contract labourers were killed and six others seriously injured, when molten steel accidentally fell on them at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur in West Bengal.
SAIL confirmed that the accident happened at 4 am. "Prima facie, it appears that it happened due to splashing of molten steel out of a ladle that was being placed on the turret of a caster in the steel melting shop," the SAIL statement said.
The six affected persons were immediately rushed to the hospital. SAIL has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to ascertain the cause of the accident. "The management will extend