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Telangana: Fire scare on Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's helicopter

WION Web Team
New Delhi, Delhi, IndiaUpdated: Feb 27, 2018, 08:53 AM IST
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File photo of K Chandrashekar Rao. Photograph:(Zee News Network)

The helicopter of Telangana's chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao caught fire moments before take off on Tuesday.

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The fire was small in intensity and no injury to anyone has been reported.

The incident took place at Karimnagar in Telangana, where the chief minister was attending an event.

A wireless inside a bag kept in the helicopter had a short-circuit causing the smoke and small fire.

Security personnel averted any possible damage as they removed the bag and the chopper took off safely.

The fire could have turned into something dangerous if it had happened mid-air.