Six people died and 14 were injured in a blast at the Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh, about 30 km away from state capital Raipur.
The blast took place in a pipeline near the coke oven section at the steel plant in the town of Bhilai.
Police and a rescue team rushed to the spot after the blast was reported. The people who were injured were taken to a local hospital.
The plant is operated by the state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). SAIL is India’s largest steel-maker.
On June 12, 2014, six workers at the Bhilai Steel Plant died because of an explosion in the blast furnace.
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