<p>Hazaribag (Jharkhand): Three more workers, who were seriously injured after an explosion in a steel plant in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, died on Wednesday, an official said.</p>.<p>The death toll in the blast rose to five.</p>.<p>Two workers of the factory had died on Tuesday when the explosion occurred in an induction furnace of the plant at Barhi, the official said.</p>.Father, son die of electrocution in Jharkhand.<p>"Altogether seven workers were injured in the blast. While two of them died yesterday, three others succumbed today," Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay told PTI.</p>.<p>She said that the condition of two other injured who are in a Hazaribag hospital is stated to be stable.</p>.<p>Barhi police station in-charge Chandra Sekhar Kumar said one person died during treatment in Hazaribag on Tuesday, while four workers were referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.</p>.<p>One of the four died on the way to RIMS late Tuesday evening, while three others succumbed to their injuries there.</p>.<p>The BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash demanded registration of criminal cases against the factory owners and suspension of the factory inspector concerned.</p>.<p>“This is not just an accident but the result of negligence of the factory owners and factory inspectors towards safety standards. This is a heinous crime,” said Prakash, a former state BJP president.</p>.<p>He also wrote a letter to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanding action against the factory owners and the inspector.</p>.<p>Health Minister Banna Gupta, who visited the site on Tuesday, said prima facie it seemed that laws were violated in the factory.</p>.<p>"Many employees including the supervisor were seen without safety gear. I have spoken to the deputy commissioner in this regard and the matter will be taken up with the labour secretary," he said. </p>
<p>Hazaribag (Jharkhand): Three more workers, who were seriously injured after an explosion in a steel plant in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag district, died on Wednesday, an official said.</p>.<p>The death toll in the blast rose to five.</p>.<p>Two workers of the factory had died on Tuesday when the explosion occurred in an induction furnace of the plant at Barhi, the official said.</p>.Father, son die of electrocution in Jharkhand.<p>"Altogether seven workers were injured in the blast. While two of them died yesterday, three others succumbed today," Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay told PTI.</p>.<p>She said that the condition of two other injured who are in a Hazaribag hospital is stated to be stable.</p>.<p>Barhi police station in-charge Chandra Sekhar Kumar said one person died during treatment in Hazaribag on Tuesday, while four workers were referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.</p>.<p>One of the four died on the way to RIMS late Tuesday evening, while three others succumbed to their injuries there.</p>.<p>The BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash demanded registration of criminal cases against the factory owners and suspension of the factory inspector concerned.</p>.<p>“This is not just an accident but the result of negligence of the factory owners and factory inspectors towards safety standards. This is a heinous crime,” said Prakash, a former state BJP president.</p>.<p>He also wrote a letter to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren demanding action against the factory owners and the inspector.</p>.<p>Health Minister Banna Gupta, who visited the site on Tuesday, said prima facie it seemed that laws were violated in the factory.</p>.<p>"Many employees including the supervisor were seen without safety gear. I have spoken to the deputy commissioner in this regard and the matter will be taken up with the labour secretary," he said. </p>