On the morning of Friday, a representative from SAIL's Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) announced that an intense fire had started at the steel melting shop in Jharkhand.
He added that fire engines had been sent to extinguish the flames and that no casualties had been reported as of yet.
"Metal leakage has been reported in Tundish 3 of Caster 2 in SMS (Steel Melting Shop) 2 due to which there is a fire in the caster. A fire brigade has been deployed. No casualties have been reported and further details are awaited," Chief of Communication, Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), Manikant Dhan told PTI.
"An inquiry will be done to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. The incident occurred around 11 pm (on Thursday) due to hot metal leakage," the official said.
According to a SAIL representative, no employees were at the automated unit at the time of the event.
The factory, which spans more than 10,000 acres, employs about 1,000 people.
The fire destroyed major portions of Caster 2 and the Tundish car from SMS-2, according to the official.
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