5 Rourkela Steel Plant workers admitted to hospital after suspected gas leak

As many as five employees were taken ill after a reported gas leak from a blast furnace at Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha on Wednesday.

Sources said that all the five workers have been admitted to Rourkela Ispat General Hospital (IGH) where their condition is said to be critical.

Sources said that workers' identities have not been released as authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident.

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