By Emma Arubi
Close to one year after a blast at the Steel Melting Shop, SMS, department of the Delta Steel Company, DSC, Ovwian/Aladja, Delta State, killed one person,  another blast, Monday night, killed another staff of the company, while injuring another.

Vanguard gathered that the explosion occurred in Furnace 2, while the dead staff was working on the high tension 33KVA breaker of the plant, which exploded killing the man identified as Clerk Erhiarahor. The injured worker, who Vanguard learnt was a contract staff called Michael Ubanatu, is presently receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the Central Hospital, Warri.

Sources told Vanguard, that the victims were working on Furnace 2, of the high tension 33 KVA breaker in the control room, when it exploded and threw them away.

Communications Officer of DSC, Mr. Kes, confirmed the incident, adding that only one person died.