Srisailam fire FIR to be transferred to Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: As the CID has more or less come to the conclusion that negligence in replacing the batteries and failing to use the fire safety equipment had led to the conflagration in the hydel power station on the left bank of Krishna river at Srisailam, the officials are preparing to transfer the FIR, issued by the local police immediately after the incident, to Hyderabad for further investigation.

After the deadly fire killed nine people on August 20, the local police registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC in which they had suspected negligence in fitting the batteries as the cause of fire.