Chhattisgarh Steel Plant Blast Kills 6 Bihar Laborers; Gaya Village Mourns

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News18•23-01-2026, 11:24
Chhattisgarh Steel Plant Blast Kills 6 Bihar Laborers; Gaya Village Mourns
- •A devastating blast at a private steel plant in Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh, resulted in the death of six laborers.
- •All six deceased laborers were residents of Gotibandh village in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar.
- •The accident, caused by a gas leakage and fire near a coal furnace, also left five laborers seriously injured, including two from Gotibandh and three from Jharkhand.
- •Families of the deceased, including Sundar Bhuiyan and his son Rajdev, and Vinay Bhuiyan, are devastated; Jitendra leaves behind a four-month-old daughter.
- •Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi expressed grief, promising an investigation and repatriation of bodies, as Gotibandh village is engulfed in sorrow.
Why It Matters: A Chhattisgarh steel plant blast killed six laborers from Gaya, Bihar, devastating their village and prompting calls for justice.
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