Staff Reporter :
A fire that broke out at a grid substation at Ulon in Rampura area caused power disruption in many areas in the capital.
According to official sources at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the fire broke out at the 132/33 kV grid substation around 3:30pm.
The reason behind the fire is still not clear.
Soon after the incident, several units of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed
A fire that broke out at a grid substation at Ulon in Rampura area caused power disruption in many areas in the capital.
According to official sources at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the fire broke out at the 132/33 kV grid substation around 3:30pm.
The reason behind the fire is still not clear.
Soon after the incident, several units of Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed
to the spot. The fire came under control at about 4:50pm, sources said.
A PGCB official informed that electricity supply at the city’s Motijheel, Rampura, Jatrabari, Khilgaon, Lalbagh and Dhanmondi was severely disrupted following the fire.
“We’re trying to restore electricity supply to the areas through alternative means,” a PGCB official said wishing anonymity.
He, however, said recently the substation was handed over to Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC).
“But still both the PGCB and DPDC officials were jointly in the operation of substation,” he said.
