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Fire in electrical cables halt work at aluminium factory
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WORK at a major factory ground to a halt for several hours after an electrical cable fire early yesterday.
Cables of high-voltage switchgears caught fire at Sitra-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Company (Garmco), sources told the GDN.
"The power went off at around midnight and was back only by 6am," said a worker, who asked to remain anonymous.
"We were unable to work until the people from maintenance department arrived and fixed the problem."
Chief executive officer Dr Adel Hamad confirmed the incident, but said the problem was only temporary.
"The electricity was temporarily disconnected due to the fault in the electric power system," Dr Hamad told the GDN.
"These kind of incidents take place from time to time due to the high pressure we put on the system, but it's not a serious matter and can be fixed by our maintenance department experts.
"It doesn't happen everyday or even in six months, but after years.
"We are always ready to fix the problem as we are aware of technical errors.
"As of now, everything is fine," he said.
Switchgears are a combination of switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment.
Cables of high-voltage switchgears caught fire at Sitra-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Company (Garmco), sources told the GDN.
"The power went off at around midnight and was back only by 6am," said a worker, who asked to remain anonymous.
"We were unable to work until the people from maintenance department arrived and fixed the problem."
Chief executive officer Dr Adel Hamad confirmed the incident, but said the problem was only temporary.
"The electricity was temporarily disconnected due to the fault in the electric power system," Dr Hamad told the GDN.
"These kind of incidents take place from time to time due to the high pressure we put on the system, but it's not a serious matter and can be fixed by our maintenance department experts.
"It doesn't happen everyday or even in six months, but after years.
"We are always ready to fix the problem as we are aware of technical errors.
"As of now, everything is fine," he said.
Switchgears are a combination of switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment.
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