11 JULY 2017AlCircle.com
Fire mishap chars transformer at Nalco’s Odisha captive power plant
Edited by : Heena Iqbal
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<p>Nalco’s own teams of fire tenders under fire fighting service controlled the situation at the captive power plant.</p>
<p>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."</p>
<p>"The fire fighting team under the leadership of the executive director (Smelter & Power), did not allowed it to spread to adjoining area and machinery."</p>
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