Gas Leak at Rourkela Steel Plant Sends Eight to Hospital
Eight individuals were hospitalized after a gas leak occurred at SAIL's Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha. The incident took place at blast furnace 5 while work was being done on a gas pipe connection. A committee has been formed to investigate the matter.
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Eight people were hospitalized following a gas leak at the state-owned Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in Odisha on Monday, according to a senior official.
The incident, which occurred at blast furnace 5, involved an executive, a senior supervisor, another RSP employee, and some outsourced staff, confirmed RSP's director in charge, Atanu Bhowmick.
"I visited them and they are all doing fine," Bhowmick stated. A committee has been set up to investigate the gas leak that happened during work on a gas pipe connection, another official reported.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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