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India steel plant gas leak kills six in Bhilai | India steel plant gas leak kills six in Bhilai |
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At least six people are now known to have died from a poisonous gas leak that followed an explosion on Thursday at one of India's largest steel plants, factory officials said. | At least six people are now known to have died from a poisonous gas leak that followed an explosion on Thursday at one of India's largest steel plants, factory officials said. |
Noxious gas escaped from a blast furnace while a nearby water pipeline was being repaired at the government-run plant in Chhattisgarh state. | Noxious gas escaped from a blast furnace while a nearby water pipeline was being repaired at the government-run plant in Chhattisgarh state. |
Workers say deaths could have been avoided had there been safety measures in place. The plant has not responded. | Workers say deaths could have been avoided had there been safety measures in place. The plant has not responded. |
About 30 were left hurt or unwell. | About 30 were left hurt or unwell. |
Some workers held a protest at the plant on Thursday evening and again on Friday morning, BBC Hindi's Alok Putul reports from the state capital, Raipur. | Some workers held a protest at the plant on Thursday evening and again on Friday morning, BBC Hindi's Alok Putul reports from the state capital, Raipur. |
The main water pump suddenly ruptured on Thursday night, resulting in a loss of pressure in the pipes supplying water to the blast furnace, the company said in a statement. | The main water pump suddenly ruptured on Thursday night, resulting in a loss of pressure in the pipes supplying water to the blast furnace, the company said in a statement. |
As the workers were fixing the rupture, gas from the furnace entered the damaged pipes and leaked, it added. | As the workers were fixing the rupture, gas from the furnace entered the damaged pipes and leaked, it added. |
The plant, which is India's main producer of steel rails, employs tens of thousands of people. |
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