3 workers fall sick after inhaling poisonous gas at Bhilai Steel Plant  

Three workers fell ill after inhaling poisonous gas at the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Wednesday, a company official said.

The workers, employed on a contractual basis, were rushed to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Bhilai where all three are undergoing treatment in the ICU, said a public relations officer of BSP.

The accident took place around 2 pm at Blast Furnace 6 when a poisonous and flammable gas suddenly started leaking during capital repairing work and three workers fell unconscious, he said.

The condition of one of the workers is said to be critical, the official said, adding that the cause of the gas leak is yet to be ascertained.

The incident was being investigated, he said.

SAIL is the largest public sector steel manufacturer in the country.