BOKARO: A major fire erupted on Sunday morning in Blast Furnace 1 of the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL), resulting in an immediate halt of production. No casualties or injuries have been reported yet. This was the second incident at the BSL plant in the last two months.
"The fire reportedly originated from tuyere number 17 within Blast Furnace 01 at approximately 10:30 am. The incident was promptly relayed to the CISF Fire Brigade, who rapidly dispatched a team to douse the flames," said Manikant Dhan, spokesperson of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL).