Nine dead in Srisailam power plant blaze

Nine people have died in the fire accident at 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 escape, officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the accident ‘unfortunate’ and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.