Ramgarh, April 6 At least nine workers were injured in a furnace explosion at a private steel plant in Ramgarh district, Jharkhand, on Monday, an official said.
The incident occurred at Hesla, under the jurisdiction of the Ramgarh police station, around 4 am, he said.
Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Anurag Kumar Tiwari said that nine workers were injured in the furnace blast, and seven of them are in critical condition with over 60 per cent burn injuries.
They have been referred to a private hospital in Ranchi for better treatment, he said.
The administration has directed the steel plant management to ensure better treatment facilities for the injured, and the critically injured patients should be referred to New Delhi, if required, another official said.
The injured were identified as Akhila Rai, Brijlal Bedia, Raj Balan Yadav, Mahesh Mahto, Ashok Bediya, Panditji alias Raju Jha, Chhotu Sao, Suresh Bediya and Ishaya, the official said.