Three steel factory employees killed in fire at plant in Jharkhand's Ramgarh

At least three workers of a steel factory in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district were killed, and one was injured after a fire broke out in the unit, police remarked on Saturday.

Key points

• Barkakana Police Station in-charge Uma Shankar Verma remarked the deceased have been identified as Sanjeev, Vinit and Abhishek, he stated.
• Chief Factory Inspector Manish Sinha remarked, The fire broke out in the captive power plant of the steel factory Maa Chinnamastika Ispat.
• Three of them died during treatment in a hospital, Ramgarh Superintendent of Police (SP), Mukesh Kumar Lunayat, informed PTI.
• The blaze spread from a captive power plant in the steel factory in Helal at midnight on Friday, they remarked.
• According to eyewitnesses, plenty of workers were present at the factory at that time, they stated.

Meanwhile, the blaze spread from a captive power plant in the steel factory in Helal at midnight on Friday, they remarked.

"At least four employees received severe burn injuries. Three of them died during treatment in a hospital, " Ramgarh Superintendent of Police (SP), Mukesh Kumar Lunayat, informed PTI. He remarked the exact cause of the fire is being investigated.

Chief Factory Inspector Manish Sinha remarked, "The fire broke out in the captive power plant of the steel factory Maa Chinnamastika Ispat. A two-member team, comprising a factory inspector and Chotanagpur deputy chief inspector, has been sent to the site for investigation."

According to eyewitnesses, plenty of workers were present at the factory at that time, they stated. (With inputs from PTI).

For now, three steel factory employees killed in fire at plant in Jharkhand' s Ramgarh remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.