A mishap occured at Tata Steel plant in Meramundali in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Tuesday. The incident took place at 1 pm today during inspection work, said the company in a statement. "We are saddened to report an accident at the BFPP2 power plant due to escape of steam at Tata Steel Meramandali Works in Dhenkanal, Odisha," said the company in a statement. "The accident occurred at 1:00 pm (IST) today during the course of the inspection work and has affected a few people working at the site, who were immediately shifted to a hospital for further treatment," it added.
At least 19 people were injured in the accident owing to steam leak and were shifted to occupational health centre inside the plant premises and were then admitted to a hospital in Cuttack, the statement read. All the 19 injured have suffered burn with 2 of them sustaining fractures, said Subrat Jena from Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack.
"A total of 19 patients from Tata Steel's Meramandali plant in Dhenkanal were brought here. They have all suffered burns. Out of the 19 patients, 2 patients have also sustained fractures, and 6 of them are burnt above 40%. One patient has sustained burns over 70% are getting treated in the ICU," Jena told news agency ANI.
The accident
"Immediately post the accident, all the emergency protocol services were activated and the area has been cordoned off," the company stated.