Fire mishap chars transformer at Nalco’s Odisha captive power plant

According to reports, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) today witnessed a major fire break- out at its Captive Power Plant (CPP) in Angul, Odisha. The incident caused severe damage to the transformer of the CPP.

The fire incident that happened at around 2 pm destroyed the generator transformer completely.  The generator transformer was priced at around INR 15 crore, the report stated.

It is assumed that the transformer caught fire because of excess heating or any other technical fault though the actual reason behind the incident is not known as of now.

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Nalco’s own teams of fire tenders under fire fighting service controlled the situation at the captive power plant.

Nalco's executive director (Smelter & Power) said, "There is no cause for panic. As the generator transformer was old one, the damage on account of the fire is marginal."

"The fire fighting team under the leadership of the executive director (Smelter & Power), did not allowed it to spread to adjoining area and machinery."