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One of the survivors said the sparks were first noticed on a panel. "This was followed by series of explosions. There were utter chaos and we all ran out for safety," he said.
Telangana Energy Minister Jagadish Reddy and TS Genco and Transco Chairman and Managing Director Prabhakar Rao rushed to the spot and were overseeing rescue efforts.
Following the direction, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued an order appointing Additional Director General of Police, CID, Govind Singh as the inquiry officer. Singh was asked to conduct a comprehensive inquiry and submit the report to the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister expressed his deep shock over the fire incident and termed it as "very unfortunate". According to a statement from Chief Minister's Office, he voiced his sorrow over the efforts to rescue the trapped people failing to yield results.
KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. He expressed his best wishes for early recovery of those injured in the incident and directed the officials to ensure best treatment to them. He said the government would bear the entire cost of the treatment.
KCR was in regular touch with Jagdish Reddy and Prabhakar Rao to monitor the situation.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who was scheduled to visit Srisailam on Friday, cancelled his visit in view of the disaster.
Senior officials informed the Chief Minister about the incident and said his visit to Srisailam to participate in pooja and review meetings would not be proper as efforts were on to rescue the trapped employees.
Following this, he decided to cancel his visit. Expressing shock over the fire incident, he assured all support from Andhra Pradesh in the rescue operations.
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