Hyderabad, May 17 -- A fire occurred at the Yadadri Ultra Mega Thermal Power Station (YATP) in Veerlapalem village, Nalgonda, on Sunday, May 17, likely due to a short circuit, officials said.

Thick clouds of smoke and huge flames originated near the turbines at around 12:55 pm.

Since it was Sunday, no workers were present at the site, the Nalgonda District Fire Officer M Sandesh Kumar told Siasat.com.

The blaze was doused at around 1:30 pm. The extent of the damage is yet to be ascertained.

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