Jamshedpur, Feb 9: Two workers were killed and another fell seriously ill following leakage of a dangerous industrial gas in the Rungta Steel plant located at Rajnagar in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district. They succumbed to carbon monoxide in the plant.
Though the mishap took place on Wednesday, it came to light after the family members of the victims reached the Tata Main Hospital today.
Those killed were identified as Vishal Kumar Sharma and Rahul Kumar, both residents of the Vaishali district of Bihar. The other one injured has been identified as Dinesh Ray who is undergoing treatment at the Tata Main Hospital.
According to information, the workers were engaged in their job inside a closed chamber of the steel plant on Wednesday and had become senseless. Some co-workers had informed the company management which rescued them immediately and rushed them to the Tata Main Hospital. At the hospital, the doctors on emergency duty declared Vishal and Rahul dead.
The hospital emergency, however, admitted Dinesh Ray whose condition is still stated to be serious. A source in the steel plant said that the three workers were exposed to carbon monoxide in the plant.
OC, Rajnagar police station, Chandan Kumar confirmed the deaths caused by the gas leakage at the Rungta Steel and the necessary investigation is on.
“It is too early to comment over what led to the mishap. Though two persons have died of getting exposed to industrial gas leakage at the Rungta Steel, we are yet to register a case which is subject to the statement given by the surviving victim, Dinesh Ray who is undergoing treatment at the Tata Main Hospital. We have, however, started the investigation with the cooperation of the factory inspector,” said the OC.
