Ablast furnace stove chimney collapsed at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSl) on Tuesday morning. None were reported injured but an estimated loss in crores, sources said.
Around 8.06 am, the Blast Furnace#3 Stove Chimney collapsed and the broken structure fell down on adjoining structures and damaged them, said BSl PR official.
“The furnace was immediately put in off blast mode and standard safety measures were put in place. No injuries or casualties took place as a result of the incident”, added the official.
Further assessment of damages is in progress and an enquiry committee has also been setup to ascertain the cause of the incident, said an official.
According to the eyewitness, as soon as General Shift started in the plant we heard a huge thud sound and later BF chimney wall started
collapsing.
“The debris fell down on the surrounding structures mostly on pipelines and smashed it up. The incident created huge loss to plant, might be in crores”, added an eyewitness.
BSl is the biggest steel plant in Asia and the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India erected with the help of USSR (Russia).