Total blackout
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 19 2014 :
One electricity lineman sustained injuries when fire broke out in the control room of Yurembam power sub-station.
Because of the fire, Imphal and greater Imphal areas were blacked out totally for sometime.
The control caught fire all of a sudden at around 4 pm leaving lineman Subol injured.
While Subol was taken to RIMS, fire tenders of Manipur Fire Service rushed to control and douse off the raging fire.
According to Electricity Department Chief Engineer N Sarat, the fire broke out when a 33 KV power line and 11 KV power line came into contact.
The inferno destroyed goods worth Rs 20 to Rs 30 lakh.
Efforts are on to re-connect the 11KV power line but it would take sometime to restore the 33 KV power line, said the Chief Engineer.
Another source informed that the fire broke with a loud explosion.
Batteries kept in the control room too exploded while transformer oil was completely consumed by the fire.
Even as power supply to Raj Bhavan and the CM Bungalow was replaced by power generators, the whole Imphal city and surrounding areas were plunged into complete darkness for sometime due to the fire mishap.