In a video recorded in an ambulance before he died, Visakhapatnam steel plant blast worker Paidiraju asked his sons to stay united and look after their mother.

Eight workers are feared dead and several injured after molten metal spilled from a ladle at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant on June 8, 2026.

Eight workers lost their lives, and several were injured when a ladle carrying molten steel exploded at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's SMS-2 and STC-3 heat facility.