Amaravati, June 9 -- "Did any of your family members die?" was the cold reaction of Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh when workers' union leaders of Vizag Steel Plant confronted him on Tuesday morning, June 9.

Lokesh lost his cool during his visit to the King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam, where the injured workers are receiving treatment.

At least eight workers of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) were killed and several injured here after molten iron spilt on them. The iron was extremely hot at about 1,600 degrees Celsius.

"At the time of the incident, casting operations were underway at Caster-2 of Steel Melt Shop-1. Before the slide gate could be opened to pour hot crude steel from the ladle to the tundish f...