As many as nine persons, including a woman officer, are feared trapped inside an underground unit of a hydel power station in Srisailam, Telangana, after a major fire broke out due to a suspected short circuit in the late hours of Thursday. As many as 30 firefighters have been deployed on the spot.
The engineers of Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited were on the maintenance job of the electric panels when the mishap occurred. Six persons have been rescued so far.
Expressing shock over the incident, Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao said he is monitoring the situation and is hoping for those trapped to exit the premises safely. He also spoke to Energy Minister G Jagdeesh Reddy and Transco, Genco CMD SD Prabhakar Rao, who are at the mishap site, and reviewed relief measures.
