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Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao escapes unhurt after bag kept in his helicopter catches fire
A fire scare on the helicopter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao minutes before it was to take off in Karimnagar district
Hyderabad: A fire scare on the helicopter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao minutes before it was to take off in Karimnagar district set the alarm bells ringing on Tuesday, officials said.[caption id="attachment_4305601" align="alignleft" width="380"]![File image of Chandrashekhar Rao. CNN-News18]()
File image of Chandrashekhar Rao. CNN-News18[/caption]Smoke was detected emanating from a bag carrying a communications battery kit inside the chopper and alert security personnel immediately picked it up and threw it out.The incident occurred in Karimnagar, minutes before the chief minister was to leave for Adilabad district.The Chief minister's son and Cabinet minister KT Rama Rao said he was safe."Just checked up with CMO team. All is well with Hon'ble CM and he is continuing his tour in Adilabad district", he tweeted.
First Published:Feb 27, 2018, 15:26:02 IST
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