Three Injured in Explosion at Tata Steel Plant in Jamshedpur

GG News Bureau

Jamshedpur, 7th May. Three people were injured in a blast in a gas pipeline in Tata Steel plant in Jamshedpur on Saturday, a company official said.

The explosion occurred around 10.20 am, and the injured employees were admitted to Tata Main Hospital, the official said.

“We wish to inform you that today, at around 10:20 am, there was a blasting sound at battery 6 of the coke plant at Jamshedpur Works. Currently, battery 6 is non-operational and is undergoing a dismantling process,” the Tata Steel Plant said in a statement.

“Three employees were injured in an explosion in a foul gas pipeline at dysfunctional battery 6 inside the company’s plant in Jamshedpur,” the official said.

The blast caused fear among the employees who started running helter-skelter. One staff sustained minor injuries after falling down on the ground in the melee, he added.

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