Gas Leakage Kills Two

Rourkela (Reporters Today Bureau): In a tragic incident, two workers died and 8 others fell sick following leakage of toxic gas at the Rourkela Steel Plant.

According to reports, the accident took place this morning at the Coal Chemical Department of the Rourkela Steel Plant. A total of 10 workers engaged at the plant contractually by a private construction company were affected due to the leakage of carbon monoxide gas.

While six of the victims were taken to the RSP dispensary, four workers, identified as Babu Panda, Abhimanyu Saha, Rabi Sahu and Ganesh Pylo, were admitted to the ICU of the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) as their condition deteriorated. Senior officials of the RSP have started investigation into the mishap.