Four persons sustained burn injuries when an electric transformer burst at Sialjori Vedanta Electrosteel Plant located in Chandankiyari, Bokaro here on Thursday morning.
The injured all four workers of Electrosteel plant were admitted to a Bokaro General hospital nearby and the condition of one of them remains critical, said sources. All the labourers are from West Bengal. According to the information, around 10:30 am on Thursday, the labourers were working in the MRS department inside the plant. During this testing, there was a blast in the transformer and it caught fire. Four labourers working at the site were injured. In which the condition of a laborer remains critical. All four injured persons have been identified as Pran Pritam Manjhi, Anil Van, Mahadev Bhuiyan and Palash Pal. In which the condition of Palash Pal remains critical. The mobile numbers of the concerned officials of the Vedanta Electrosteel plant were found switched off when tried to be contacted.
Though the plant officials are yet to make an official statement, sources inside the plant said that the incident occurred around 10 am. A snag had appeared in the 220-volt power supply system of the plant. The electricians were repairing the snag when all of sudden, the transformer blew up.