Telangana
Telangana: Fire breaks out at Srisailam power station, 9 trapped
Hyderabad: A fire broke out in the electric panel of the under-tunnel Srisailam Left Bank Power Station (SLBP) on Thursday, leaving nine employees of the Telangana state power generation corporation (TSGenco) trapped, media reports said.
The SLBP is located on the Telangana side of the Srisailam reservoir on Krishna river.
It is a irrigation project between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
According to reports, 30 people were present inside the structure when the fire broke out.
Six of them were rescued while 15 others rushed through the emergency exit of the project.
Telangana power minister G Jagadeeshwar Reddy was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times: "The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were also summoned but they also made three unsuccessful attempts to enter the tunnel till now. Rescue teams from Singareni Collieries are also expected to join the operation."
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