A devastating fire at grid substation at Ulon in Rampura area on Saturday led to power cut in vast areas in the southern part of the city, reports UNB.
According to official sources at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the fire broke out at the 132/33 kV grid substation around 4pm, but the reason is still unclear. 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, Lalbagh and Dhanmondi was severely disrupted following the fire. “We’re trying to restore electricity supply to though areas through alternative means,” a PGCB official told UNB.
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.
