Accident at Russia's largest hydropower plant kills at least 6
11:45, 17 August 2009
MOSCOW. August 17. KAZINFORM At least six people were killed and eight injured in an accident at Russia's largest Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant in south Siberia early on Monday, a local emergencies spokesman said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The emergency call came at 04:42 a.m. Moscow time (00:42 GMT) as the hydropower plant's third and fourth water conduits broke, flooding the turbine room. The plant was brought to a halt over the failure; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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