India, June 9 -- At least eight workers were killed and six others injured when molten steel accidentally spilled on them from a ladle that exploded while carrying the hot metal to the casting unit in the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) on Monday, officials said.

Visakhapatnam district collector M Abhishikth Kishore said the accident happened at around 4.15pm in the central government undertaking also known as Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.

"Eight workers were killed and six others sustained injuries in the accident," Kishore, who visited the accident site, told reporters.

This is the worst accident at the34-year-old plant in 14 years. On June 14, 2012, 19 workers, including some officials, died in a massive explosion in the oxygen pl...