Eight killed, six injured in Vizag Steel Plant accident; PM Modi announces ex gratia

At least eight workers were killed and six others injured after a ladle carrying molten steel exploded at the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd RINLrun Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on MondayThe incident occurred around 415 pm at the SMS2 and STC3 heat facility of the steel plant when molten steel was being lifted A large quantity of molten steel leaked following the explosion of the ladle spilling on workers and triggering panic in the plantAccording to officials the molten iron was at an extremely high temperature of around 1500 degrees CelsiusSteel plant personnel police and firefighting teams launched efforts to bring the situation under controlThe victims included six plant employees and two contract workers Five of those killed were identified as Appa Rao Prabhakar Rao Krishna Ramana and TrinathVisakhapatnam District Collector M Abhishek Kishor said six workers were injured in the accident Three were admitted to KIMS Hospital while three others were shifted to Seven Hills Hospital for treatmentRelief measures stepped up after deadly Vizag Steel Plant accidentPrime Minister PM Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident and announced ex gratia compensation for the victims families and the injuredSaddened by the mishap at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones Praying that the injured recover at the earliest The local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affected Modi said in a post on XModi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the PMrsquos National Relief Fund for the families of the victims and Rs 50000 for every injured workerSaddened by the mishap at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones Praying that the injured recover at the earliest The local authorities are providing all possible assistance to those affectedAn exgratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRFhellipmdash PMO India PMOIndia June 8 2026Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu also expressed shock over the accident and reviewed the situation with officialsThe accident at the Visakha Steel Plant has left me deeply shocked I am distressed to learn that several workers have lost their lives in this accident I have spoken to the concerned officials and directed them to undertake relief measures in coordination with all government departments Naidu posted on XOfficials briefed the chief minister on the situation and the relief measures being undertaken He directed authorities to coordinate across departments and provide all necessary assistance to those affectedInvestigation underway into cause of deadly steel plant accidentUnion Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said the cause of the accident would be known only after a thorough investigationDeeply saddened and shocked by the tragic ladle blast accident at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant RINL this evening My heart goes out to the families of the brave workers who lost their lives in this accident I have spoken to the plant management and local authorities we are closely monitoring the situation on the ground Every possible medical assistance is being extended to those affected Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured Industrial safety remains our utmost priority and we stand firmly with the workforce and their families in this hour of grief he said in a social media postAn investigation into the incident is underwayWith PTI and IANS inputs