Raipur

BSP technician airlifted to Mumbai for treatment

Staff Reporter

Abraham Rajeev Koshy, a technician in Bhilai Steel Plant’s Blast Furnaces who sustained burn injuries in a mishap in Blast Furnace No. 4 on Wednesday was airlifted to National Burn Centre, Mumbai for further treatment, informed BSP PRO Subeer Daripa in a statement issued here on Thursday.

Along with the other injured persons, Koshy was undergoing treatment at the Advanced Burn Care Unit of JlN Hospital & Research Centre.

BSP CEO M Ravi along with ED (Works) TB Singh had visited JlN Hospital in the early morning hours to enquire about the health and condition of the injured, he said.

Koshy who had suffered maximum burn injuries in yesterday’s mishap had been airlifted to Mumbai in an air-ambulance for best treatment at the National Burn Centre, Mumbai.

The Technician who was moved to Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur in BSP's Ambulance is being accompanied by Dr Mene, Consultant, Burn & Plastic Surgery at BSP’s JlN Hospital & Research Centre, he added.

The other seven injured persons are being provided the best treatment under the supervision and watchful eyes of the team of doctors and specialists of the Plant’s JlN Hospital & Research Centre, Daripa said.