9 killed in power plant fire mishap in Telangana

August 21, 2020 17:12

An injured worker from the hydroelectric plant gets treated

Nine people died in a fire mishap in the Srisailam hydroelectric plant on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border on Friday, a senior government official said. Six bodies have been recovered by rescue teams so far and efforts were on to pull out the others from the underground plant, Nagarkurnool District Collector L Sharman said. The fire broke out late on Thursday night when at least 17 people were inside the plant and eight of them managed to come out, officials said. -- PTI

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