Sonbhadra,

08 May (HS): On Thursday morning, a transformer caught fire in the switchyard

portion of the Obra B Thermal Power Station, according to authorities. Following

the event, officials were compelled to shut down two 200-megawatt units apiece

as a precautionary measure, they claimed. Thick black smoke and huge flames

were spotted coming from the transformer at the Obra B power project’s

switchyard this morning. The incident was reported promptly to the CISF fire

brigade wing, which dispatched three fire tenders to the scene, according to

Chief General Manager R K Agrawal. The fire was brought under control after

almost two hours of heavy firefighting, according to Agrawal, who confirmed

that no power generation units were damaged.

However,

for safety reasons, the 10th and 11th units were temporarily shut down. Agrawal

stated that the cause of the incident is being investigated, that the damage

assessment has yet to be completed, and that attempts are continuing to restart

operations at the impacted units.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi