Police said that 18 workers were injured in the accident that occurred at a steel plant in eastern Maharashtra’s Wardha district on Wednesday evening.
The incident took place in the furnace area at Evonith Steel Plant on Bhugaon Link Road around 7 p.m, during the process of cooling slag, a mixture of metal oxide and silicon dioxide, said an official.
The workers were taken to a nearby hospital. Most of the workers sustained burn injuries, the official said. Three of them were sent to Nagpur, 76 km away for further treatment.
“All the injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. One of them is in critical condition. The fire has been brought under control. An inquiry has been started as to how exactly this incident took place. The administration team has reached the spot,” said Rahul Kardile, Collector, Wardha.
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