Police said some of the injured workers suffered grievously. A rescue operations is ongoing at the plant, said an official; according to the police, molten iron spilt while being moved in a bucket by a crane

Eight workers died and six were injured in a molten steel accident at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. PM Narendra Modi announced ex gratia assistance, while Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu ordered relief measures and a probe was launched