Four die due to suspected gas leakage at SAIL’s Rourkela plant
January 06, 2021
Steel Authority of India Ltd’s Rourkela Steel Plant - Bloomberg×
Steel company SAIL on Wednesday reported death of four contract workers due to suspected gas leakage at its Rourkela plant in Odisha.
These workers were engaged at plant’s Coal Chemicals Department (CCD).
“The workers felt unwell at around 9 AM on Wednesday and were immediately rushed to the ICU of Ispat General Hospital (IGH) at Rourkela for treatment,” the company said in a statement while confirming their death. Further it said that it is deeply saddened by the loss of lives and stand strong with the affected families at this time of grief.