India, June 8 -- A mishap at Andhra Pradesh's Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) in Vishakhapatnam left several people dead, and several others injured on Monday.

While trade union leaders reportedly claimed to have recovered nine bodies, the RINL management has not yet issued an official statement confirming the death toll. According to information shared with health minister Satya Kumar Yadav by Visakhapatnam district health officials, the bodies of four deceased have reached the steel plant's general hospital, PTI news agency reported.

As rescue and assessment operations are underway, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident. "He spoke to the steel plant authorities and enquired about the ...