4 held after molten steel kills laborers
China has detained four people after a horrific accident in which more than 25 tons of molten steel engulfed a room and killed at least 32 workers, state media said.
An industrial ladle was moving into the pouring position at the Qinghe Special Steel Co. plant in the northeastern province of Liaoning when it sheared off an iron rail, spewing its 2,730-degree contents.
“The liquid metal engulfed the room, bursting through the door and windows and burying the workers,” the China Daily said. Officials called it the worst steel industry accident since 1949.
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