Explosion at Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant leaves three hurt
At least three people were hurt as an explosion occurred in a gas pipeline in the Tata steel plant in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand.
The company said all the injured employees were contractual workers.
The company said its production remained unhit.
"Today morning, we reported an incident of blasting sound in a coke plant unit, which was non-operational and is undergoing a dismantling process, at our #Jamshedpur Works," Tata Steel tweeted.
Today morning, we reported an incident of blasting sound in a coke plant unit, which was non-operational and is undergoing a dismantling process, at our #Jamshedpur Works.
— Tata Steel (@TataSteelLtd) May 7, 2022
"3 contract employees sustained minor injuries and were administered first aid. While 2 of them have been discharged post first aid, one is currently under medical observation. There has been no impact on production," read another tweet.
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