Tag: fire
Fire at Ayede substation in Nigeria
Fire struck the Ayede station of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Ibadan, Oyo State, burning completely the transformer located inside the station.
Tranformer causes fire at Long Island substation
A fire erupted at a PSEG Long Island substation in Bridgehampton on the morning of 24 January. No injuries were reported and the fire was extinguished quickly.
Underground transformer explosion leaves parts of Norwalk without power
An underground transformer fire exploded causing power outages in South Norwalk. The force blew open the doors guarding a sidewalk electrical vault.
Airport hit by power outage due to Eskom transformer fire
South Africa: OR Tambo International Airport was plunged into darkness after a transformer at a Kempton Park substation caught fire on Sunday morning. The Ekurhuleni municipality confirmed that the airport was one of a number of places affected. Commuters said the power outage caused major inconveniences. The outage lasted about two hours. On Sunday morning, […]
Sydney power under threat as fires destroy substations
Electricity supplies in New South Wales were under threat after fires took out substations and brought down transmission lines in the part connected to Victoria.
Transformer fire at substation in LA
US, Los Angeles: More than 10,000 customers were without power after a fire broke out at an electrical substation.
Power station fires leave residents in the dark
US, Wisconsin: Fires at two transmission substations in Madison, Wisconsin knocked out power to thousands of customers.
Devastating substation fire in Scotland
Scotland: The devastating fire erupted at the £30,000 substation near the Scottish parliament and the plastic box it was encased in caused thick, acrid smoke.
Transformer explosion causes 2,400 people to lose power
US, Pasadena: An electrical transformer explosion in Monterey Park, Pasadena sparked a grass fire and cut power to thousands of customers.
Transformer causes fire in Chennai
Chennai, India: A fire gutted almost 12 huts in Dooming Kuppam area in Chennai, however, no casualties were reported in the incident.
Transformer fire causes $1.8.M damage in Thailand
Thailand, Patong: An estimated $1.8.M (Bt 60 M) in damage was caused when a row of shops caught fire in Patong on Friday night.
Transformer fire prompts evacuation of condo building
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue says a power transformer caught fire next to the building that had to be evacuated.
Three children killed in transformer explosion
India, Greater Noida: Three children have been burned to death in a fire triggered by a transformer blast in Greater Noida, India.
Substation in Venezuela set on fire
A fire occurred at the Sidor substation located near the state capital of Ciudad Bolivar.
Equipment failure at Singapore substation causes power outage
Electricity and gas supply company SP Group confirmed that equipment failure at the substation in Carlton Hotel in Singapore led to flashover which caused fire.
Transformer failure causes large fire at AEP Ohio substation
USA, Ohio: A large fire burst out at an AEP Ohio substation in the Groveport area of Franklin County after a transformer failed and went on fire on Thursday
Huge transformer fire cuts off electricity in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: A huge transformer fire broke out at a power plant in Riyadh sending 10-metre flames into the air.
Transformer fire plunges parts of Johannesburg into darkness
South Africa, Johannesburg: A massive transformer fire at a substation in Eikenhof has led to a power outage in several suburbs of Johannesburg.
Transformer fires leave thousands without power in Ontario
Canada, Ontario: In North York, an administrative area of Toronto, some 35,000 people were without power at the peak of the outage caused by a transformer fire at the Hydro One substation at Finch Avenue.
Two technicians die as transformer oil catches fire
India, Tamil Nadu: Two young people died after an oil-filled transformer caught fire near Alangulam on Monday afternoon as they were working on a technical fault in the unit.
Fire erupts at JEA substation in Orange Park
USA, Florida: A loud explosion at a JEA substation on Shaw Street in Orange Park, Florida on Saturday afternoon set a transformer on fire, causing 2,200 power outages in the affected area.
Fire engulfs BEDC substation in Delta
Nigeria: Fire has engulfed the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) substation in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, reports Daily Post.
66 MVA power transformer burns in Lagos
Nigeria, Lagos: A 66 MVA power transformer was gutted by fire at the TCN's Alagbon transmission substation in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, last Thursday, plunging the whole of Lagos Island into darkness after the incident.
Three injured in a flash fire at a Chicago substation
USA, Chicago: Three people were injured in a flash fire at the Chicago Transit Authority substation powered by ComEd.
