Three ArcelorMittal employees are missing after a 90m stack collapsed at a coke battery in Vanderbijlpark. A search has been launched for three employees after a 90m stack collapsed at an ArcelorMittal coke battery in Vanderbijlpark. In December, ArcelorMittal resolved to restart it Vanderbijlpark plant, weeks ahead of a planned restart due to a pick up in steel demand. Trade Union Solidarity claimed that the incident had claimed the life of one employee, while the other two employees were still missing. "The union said the latest occurrence "casts suspicion on the integrity of the buildings and structures of this aged plant".

Source: News 24 February 17, 2021 10:12 UTC