Vizag steel plant blast 2012 : 15 killed in fire

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The death toll in Wednesday's explosion in Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) rose to 11 with two of the injured succumbing Thursday.

Two workers who were critically injured died at a private hospital in Visakhapatnam, about 600 km from here.

Initially the death toll was put at 15 but the steel plant authorities have confirmed 11 deaths so far.

The accident took place when an oxygen tanker exploded Steel Melting Shop (SMS) II, wing of the public sector undertaking.

Eight persons are undergoing treatment at hospitals. The injured include VSP General Manager (projects) D.S. Kalsi.

Ten of the victims have so far been identified. The dead include two deputy general managers of construction wing.

The plant employees stayed away from work Thursday as a mark of respectfor those who died in the blast and also to lodge their protest over the alleged negligence by the management leading to frequent mishaps.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy expressed shock over the mishap. He would be visiting the hospitals in Visakhapatnam to call on the injured.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary B.V. Raghavulu demanded high-level probe into the disaster. He sought compensation for the families of the dead and for the injured.

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