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Agni Steels on the outskirts of Gqeberha. (Candice Bezuidenhout/News24)
The Department of Employment and Labour has launched an investigation after two employees fell into a furnace and burnt to death at a Gqeberha steel plant on Tuesday.
The nightmare unfolded shortly after 13:00 when the police and emergency services were called to Agni Steels, formerly Coega Steels Limited, on the city's outskirts.
Lizo Njamela, a local resident who worked as a dishwasher at the factory, died in the incident.
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