New Delhi, June 8 -- At least six workers at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) were killed on Monday after molten iron spilled on them, officials said.

According to information shared with Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav by Visakhapatnam district health officials, bodies of four of the six deceased had reached the steel plant's general hospital by 6:30 pm on Monday.

"We are undertaking rescue operations. So far, five bodies have been recovered," the official told PTI.

However, an official press release from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's office said multiple workers were killed in the industrial accident without giving the number of casualties. Naidu expressed deep anguish over the deaths.

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