"Seven workers were injured in the incident and were immediately shifted to a private hospital here," he said.Police team and experts have been sent to the spot to ascertain the exact cause of the blast, he said.The accident took place last night at Bajrang Ispat located in Tilda Police Station area in Raipur when the victims were working close to a blast furnace, Raipur Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Shukla said."Two of them were said to be in a serious condition as they have sustained over 80 per cent burns," Shukla added.As per preliminary information, when the night shift workers were busy with their task, suddenly a chamber of furnace exploded following which hot liquid fell on them causing burn injuries, he said.
Soon after getting information of the incident, Raipur Collector OP Choudhary and the SP rushed to the spot along with security personnel. A case has been registered in this connection, the SP said adding that further probe was on.When the night shift workers were busy with their task, a chamber of furnace exploded following which hot liquid fell on them.. Raipur: At least seven workers suffered burn injuries, two of them grievously, following an explosion at a steel brake chamber plant in Raipur, police said on Saturday.
A case has been registered against the principal of a private school for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old girl student in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.The accused had allegedly touched the girl inappropriately and sought sexual favours from her at his chamber.A case has been registered in this connection, the ASP said adding further investigation was on.On Wednesday, the victims relatives approached the police and lodged a complaint, he added.He was booked under IPC Section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and Section 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added. However, no action was taken by them," he said. The accused is yet to be arrested.