15 KPCL engineers injured in KPCL gas plant mishap
Two electrical engineers were severely injured while 13 others escaped with minor burn injuries in a “fire mishap” at the yet-to-be-commissioned gas-based power plant of the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, in the early hours of Friday.
According to the Yelahanka New Town police, the incident occurred at 3 am on Friday. While locals reported hearing a loud noise, senior KPCL officials told DH that it was a fire mishap caused by gas leakage.
Right through the morning, ambulances were seen rushing injured engineers to nearby hospitals.
Terming the incident as a freak one, a senior KPCL officer said the incident happened while “testing the gas turbine before its actual commissioning in a few days”.
