A fire that broke out at the Aminbazar 400/230 kV Substation in Savar on Tuesday morning has been brought under control.
Nine firefighting units managed to control the fire by 9:15 am, according to Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters Media Cell.
The blaze started at the grid around 7:15 am. Initially, four units from the Savar Fire Service and Kallyanpur Fire Service began dousing the fire, but later, additional units from Siddique Bazar, Mirpur, Baridhara, and other areas joined the effort. After two hours of work, the fire was brought under control.
This 230 kV power grid station primarily supplies electricity to areas in Dhaka, including Mirpur, Mohammadpur, and Kallyanpur. Authorities have stated that a committee will be formed to investigate the cause of the fire and assess the damage.
Source: UNB
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