Vizag steel plant explosion: Bodies of all eight victims handed over to families

VISAKHAPATNAM: June 10 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, said the official.

Source: PTI News

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