{"id":325564,"date":"2020-08-21T06:11:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=325564"},"modified":"2020-08-21T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:05:58","slug":"fire-at-srisailam-power-station-in-telangana-nine-trapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/fire-at-srisailam-power-station-in-telangana-nine-trapped\/","title":{"rendered":"9 killed in fire at Srisailam\u00a0power station in Telangana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325565 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/fire-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/fire-1.jpg 727w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/fire-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/08\/fire-1-696x371.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nine people who were trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana which had caught fire late last night have lost their lives in a fire mishap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A major fire broke out on Thursday night Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited&#8217;s hydel power station at Srisailam&#8217;s dam left bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A short-circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The fire engine was called from a\u00a0Fire Station in Atmakur of Kurnool district.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cFire at the Srisailam hydroelectric plant is deeply unfortunate. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those injured recover at the earliest,\u201d PM Modi tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in a tweet said, \u201cDistressed by the loss of lives in a fire incident at Srisailam hydroelectric plant in Telangana. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, \u201cDeeply anguished to learn about the loss of lives due to tragic fire accident at the Srisailam hydroelectric plant in Telangana. My deepest condolences are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has ordered a CID inquiry into the fire incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine people who were trapped inside a hydroelectric plant in Telangana which had caught fire late last night have lost their lives in a fire mishap. A major fire broke out on Thursday night Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited&#8217;s hydel power station at Srisailam&#8217;s dam left bank. 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