Vizag Steel Plant Explosion Toll Rises To 9
The latest casualty was identified as Pydiraju, who succumbed to burns on Wednesday morning: Visakhapatnam district joint collector G Vidhyadhari
Visakhapatnam: The death toll from the Vizag Steel Plant explosion has risen to nine, following the death of another worker on Wednesday."The latest casualty is identified as Pydiraju, who succumbed to burns at 8.17 am this morning," Visakhapatnam district joint collector G Vidhyadhari stated.
Meanwhile, the bodies of all eight workers killed in the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant accident have been handed over to their families following the completion of postmortem and other formalities, a senior health official said on Wednesday. Eight workers died, and six others sustained injuries in a blast and subsequent fire at the Steel Melt Shop-1 of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) during casting operations involving molten steel on Monday evening.
Initially, the bodies of seven workers, most of whom were from Visakhapatnam and nearby areas, were handed over to their families on Tuesday, while the eighth body was released later in the day after family members of the deceased worker arrived from Bihar and completed the required formalities.
