VIZAG INDUSTRIAL NEWS

Major accident where humans escaped luckily by jumping out from their cabins by noticing the fire, much prior at blast furnace -3 in Vizag Steel Plant. This was happened during the first shift when one of the tuyeres was blown out due to excess pressure, on the spot.

But the JCBs kept for carrying the material and the vehicles of employees were burnt in the incident. Already the two other furnaces Krishna and Godavari were shut down since some time and because ofthis work load was increased by great extent on third one.

Steel Plant Employees Union affiliated to CITU president and general secretary Ayodhyaram and YT Das have demanded inquiry in to the recurring accidents in the plant by setting up a high power technical committee as they informed the media in a press release.

INTUC leaders Jerripotula Mutyala Rao and Gandham Venkatrao have visited the spot and inspected the premises. They alleged that continual accidents show negligence of management in awarding work contracts and using cheap materials in the maintenance of blast furnace.