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, said Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director of the FSCD Headquarters Media Cell.
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The blaze had started at the grid around 7:15 am.
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 effort to control the blaze. After two hours of effort, the fire was brought under control.
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This 230 kV power grid station primarily supplies electricity to areas in Dhaka, including Mirpur, Mohammadpur, and Kallyanpur. Authorities have mentioned that a committee will be formed to investigate the cause of the fire and assess the damage.