Did ‘entrapped gas’ buildup trigger blast at Vizag steel plant?

The high-pressure buildup inside the boiling liquid steel caused by ‘entrapped gas’ is said to be the main reason for the explosion at the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on June 8, according to the plant sources.This critical detail was said to have been shared by the VSP officials with the three-member team of Central experts who ate probing the accident.The tragic accident has claimed nine lives so far—five permanent employees and four contract workers.What ‘trapped gas’ caused the blast?Making steel is an extreme process where iron ore is melted down to a boiling liquid at temperatures reaching 1,600°C.

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