Seven killed in accident at Russian hydro plant

An accident at Russia’s largest hydro-electric plant has killed seven people and shut down the plant.

Seven killed in accident at Russian hydro plant
Mon, 17 Aug, 2009 - 11:10

An accident at Russia’s largest hydro-electric plant has killed seven people and shut down the plant.

The Sayano-Shushinskaya power station on the Yenisei River in Siberia came to a halt today after a pipe ruptured, flooding a turbine house. Seven people died and eight were injured.

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