Two Die from Gas Exposure at ESL Steel Plant in Jharkhand

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Two men, Sohan Mahto from Hazaribagh and Sameer Ansari from Dhanbad, died after gas exposure at ESL Steel Limited's plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand. One was an ESL employee, the other worked for a business partner. Both were hospitalized but did not survive. ESL's PRO Sanjay Kumar Sinha said an investigation is underway to determine responsibility. Families allege negligence, lack of masks, poor health facilities, and ambulance delays.

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