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BOKARO: A massive fire broke out in the Blast Furnace-2 of the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) on Friday. The fire erupted after a torpedo ladle carrying hot metal was punctured. Hot metal of 1300°C temperature leaked out of the torpedo and a fire started at the spot. The flames rose so high that they engulfed the entire torpedo. BSL is a unit of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
About half a dozen fire tenders took about two hours to douse the flames. Senior officials of the BSL plant reached the spot. Fortunately, no casualty has been reported. The incident took place when the loco was ferrying a hot metal-laden torpedo to the Steel Melting Shop (SMS).