The fire at the power station in Srisailam, Telangana, broke out in the late hours of Thursday. (Screengrab)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. The engineers of Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited were on the maintenance job of the electric panels when the mishap occurred. 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. The fire officer confirmed that at least nine persons, including a woman officer, was trapped inside.

Source: Indian Express August 21, 2020 04:07 UTC