Police and locals outside the Srisailam Left Bank Power Station at Srisailam in Kurnool district on Friday.
Police and locals outside the Srisailam Power Station at Srisailam in Kurnool district on Friday | PTI Photo
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Hyderabad: Nine people died in a fire mishap in the Srisailam hydroelectric plant on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border on Friday, a senior government official said.

Six bodies have been recovered by rescue teams so far and efforts were on to pull out the others from the underground plant, Nagarkurnool District Collector L Sharman said.

The fire broke out late on Thursday night when at least 17 people were inside the plant and eight of them managed to come out, officials said.

 

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