Fire at Satkhira power grid station triggers 3-hour blackout across Satkhira

Two firefighting units took control of the situation after an hour's effort

A fire has broken out at the main power grid station in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, plunging the entire district into a three-hour blackout.

The incident occurred around 11:00am on Saturday when a transformer at the 132/33 kV power grid station in Binapota area exploded, according to Russell Islam, the official in charge of the Satkhira grid line.

The Fire Service said the flames suddenly erupted around 11:10am following the explosion of a transformer. Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and managed to bring the fire under control after about an hour. No casualties were reported.

Nurul Islam, a warehouse inspector with the Satkhira Fire Service, said preliminary assessments suggested the fire may have been triggered by overheating of the transformer or an electrical short circuit.

Russell said that electricity supply across the entire district was cut off for three hours due to the explosion, disrupting daily life in both urban and rural areas.