Gas leak kills two at Bengal’s Durgapur Steel Plant run by SAIL 2022

DSP is one of the oldest plants run by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It produces around 2.2 million tonnes of crude steel every year.

Two workers were killed in a gas leak at Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in Bengal’s West Burdwan district on Friday morning, officials said. Three more were undergoing treatment at two hospitals.

DSP is one of the oldest plants run by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). It produces around 2.2 million tonnes of crude steel every year.

The accident happened during repair work at one of the furnaces. The injured workers were initially rushed to the plant’s own hospital. They were later shifted to two bigger hospitals where two workers died, Durgapur police officials said.

DSP authorities have ordered a high-level probe into the incident.

Set up in the 1950s, DSP was the pioneer in manufacturing and supply of forged railway wheels and axles. It started production in 1959 with an initial crude steel capacity of one million metric tonnes.

The DSP township is spread across 36 square km. It has more than 25,000 residential quarters, schools, a hospital and a sports stadium.

Gas leak' in Durgapur Steel Plant; 3 contract workers die

Three contract workers died in an accident in Durgapur Steel Plant DSP while working on a maintenance job in a part of the unit in West Bengals Paschim Bardhaman district on Friday, the plant authorities said.Union leaders alleged that they died after inhaling toxic gas.

Three contract workers died in an accident in Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) while working on a maintenance job in a part of the unit in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Friday, the plant authorities said.

Union leaders alleged that they died after inhaling toxic gas. The three fall unconscious while working at the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converter.

When they were taken to hospital, one was declared dead on arrival and the other two succumbed in course of treatment, the DSP said in a statement.

''A High-level enquiry committee has also been immediately constituted to investigate the incident and ascertain the root cause so that such incidents can be avoided in future,'' the statement said.

DSP’s Hind Mazdoor Sangh union president Tapas Ray demanded adequate compensation for the family of the deceased. DSP is a plant of the Steel Authority of India Limited, a central public sector enterprise.

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Durgapur steel plant gas leak: 3 dead, several workers fall ill

According to news agency ANI, the three labourers who died were stuck inside a vacuum oxygen unit at steel plant.

Durgapur steel plant gas leak news: At least three people have died and several other workers have fallen ill after a gas leak at Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal. Unwell workers have been taken to a local hospital where their conditions was stated to be stable. 

According to news agency ANI, the three labourers who died were stuck inside a vacuum oxygen unit at steel plant. They were rescued and rushed to hospital but they could not be saved. 

Relief and rescue work are continuing at the plant. 

In November 2017, two contract workers of the Durgapur Steel Plant died and five others were taken ill due to gas leak at the plant. 

Earlier in 2010, 27 workers fell ill due methane leak at the plant. However, plant authorities had then denied it to a case of gas leak. The workers felt uncomfortable near the furnace due to increased concentration of the gases, an official had said.