Nine people are feared trapped as fire broke out at the Srisailam Power Station. There were nineteen persons on shift when a fire broke out around 10.30 pm at its under tunnel powerhouse on Thursday. 10 people managed to escape, nine others are still trapped inside. They are a division engineer, four assistant engineers, two junior plant attendants, and two others from Amara Raja Batteries.
Firefighters have rushed to the spot and are trying their best to rescue the trapped.
As reported by sources to PTI, “Two teams comprising of 20 members of Singareni Collieries Company Limited, a state-owned coal miner, have left for Srisailam Hydel Electric Powerplant. The teams are experts in rescuing people trapped in irrespirable conditions. We have equipment that can allow our personnel where there are poisonous gases and no oxygen. The teams can go even if there is dense smoke.”
Though the fire was put off, thick smoke engulfed the tunnel where the powerplant is located. It is hampering the rescue operations. Six of the people are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital for suffocation.
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