Power Grid Bangladesh PLC has formed a 5-member committee, led by BM Mizanul Hassan, Chief Engineer (System Operation) of the company, to investigate Tuesday morning’s fire incident at Aminbazar 400/230kV substation in Savar.
The committee has been asked to submit its report within three working days, said Samsuddoha Sumon, Public Relations Officer of the Power Grid Bangladesh.
The fire broke out at the Aminbazar 400/230kV substation in Savar around 7:15 am and it has been brought under control by 9:15 am after frantic efforts by nine firefighting units, said Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director of the FSCD Headquarters Media Cell.
Initially, four units from Savar Fire Service and Kallyanpur Fire Service began working on the fire, but later nine units from Siddique Bazar, Mirpur, Baridhara and other areas joined the efforts to control the blaze.
Fire at Aminbazar Substation under control
After two hours of efforts, the fire was brought under control.
This 230kV power grid station primarily supplies electricity to areas in Dhaka, including Mirpur, Mohammadpur and Kallyanpur.
Power supply has now been fully normal in the areas where the Aminbazar supplies power, Sumon told UNB.