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Fire at power sub-station in city

FE Desk | Thursday, 31 May 2018



A fire broke out at a power sub-station in the city's Paribagh area on Wednesday night.
Sources at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room said the fire originated at a grid transformer of the sub-station around 8:20 pm.
On information, seven fire fighting units rushed to the spot. The fire was brought under control at around 9:40 pm, said Duty Officer at the control room Masud Riben.
Shahbagh Police Station OC Abul Hasan said an explosion of a transformer at the sub-station caused the fire.