At least eight workers of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag steel plant) were killed and six others injured here on Monday after molten iron spilt on them, officials said. 

“Eight workers were killed, and six others were injured, some of them grievously, an official told PTI.

 
Reacting to the mishap, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sadness and also extended ex gratia to the kin of the deceased and injured workers. “Saddened by the mishap at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying that the injured recover at the earliest,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

 
An ex gratia of ₹2 lakh from  Prime Minister National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each deceased, he said, adding that the injured would be given ₹50,000. Likewise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the steel plant accident left him deeply shocked.

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