Steel Minister Reaches Bhilai To Take Stock Of Situation

Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh reached Chhattisgarh's Durg district to take stock of the situation at the Bhilai Steel Plant where an explosion took place, and promised to offer all possible help to the victims and their families. "Reached Bhilai to take stock of the situation after the coke oven blasted. We are ensuring that we extend all possible help to the families who lost their members and provide best treatment to the injured," the Minister said in a Tweet. An explosion took place at the state-owned steel maker Steel Authority of India Limited's (SAIL) Bhilai plant yesterday, leaving nine dead and 14 injured. In a statement, Ministry of Steel said it has contacted Ministry of Health and four burns specialist doctors from AIIMS Delhi have been rushed to Bhilai for treatment of the injured. Based on the advice of the AIIMS burns specialists, the line of treatment is being followed and administered.