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As many as 15 officials working at the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) plant in Yelahanka in Bengaluru were injured after a fire following a gas leak in the plant on Friday. Two of the officials at the plant were critically injured in the incident.
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Visuals showed injured workers from the plant seeking treatment in a nearby hospital following the fire. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning in Yelahanka.
“It was a gas leakage which caused a fire at the plant. It was extinguished soon after when seven fire tenders rushed to the spot” said CK Baba, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Northeast.
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According to the DCP, the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning and 15 officials are currently receiving treatment in a nearby private hospital.
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Two persons are critically injured and others suffered minor injuries including burn injuries, CK Baba added.
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DCP CK Baba and ACP Jayaram Gowda refuted reports that a blast occurred at the plant on Friday. Reports had earlier suggested that the gas leak had led to a blast on Friday morning, prompting a response from fire department officials.
The 350 MW gas-based power plant was built in Yelahanka near Puttenahalli lake area.