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Chhattisgarh: Fire breaks out at SAIL's Bhilai steel plant, no casualties

​A fire broke out at the Coke Ovens and Coal Chemicals (CO&CC) Department in SAIL's Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh on Friday morning, the company said, adding no injury or casualty was reported.  

Chhattisgarh: Fire breaks out at SAIL's Bhilai steel plant, no casualties Chhattisgarh: Fire breaks out at SAIL's Bhilai steel plant, no casualties

A fire broke out at SAIL's Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh on Friday morning, however there were no injuries or casualties reported. 

The incident happened at the Coke Ovens and Coal Chemicals (CO&CC) Department in SAIL's Bhilai steel plant.

"A fire was reported at the Tar Distillation Unit of SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant at 8.30 a.m.," Steel Authority of India (SAIL) said in a statement.

The cause behind the fire is being probed. "Meanwhile, there has not been any disruption in the plant's normal operation," it said.

This comes after the April accident at the plant in which eight workers were injured after part of a roof of a blast furnace blew up. 

(With IANS inputs)

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