A major fire at the Anuppanadi substation of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) damaged a transformer and caused a temporary power outage in areas around the sub-station here on Saturday.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot after they received a call from the TANGEDCO officials at the substation at 11.10 a.m., when the fire was detected.
While six fire engines initially rushed to the spot, more than 15 vehicles and a team of firemen led by District Fire Officer P. Saravana Kumar battled to put out the fire which raged on for two hours.
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TANGEDCO officials said that the cause of the fire was owing to leakage in the ‘cooling oil’ used in the transformer as a coolant. As the transformer had 40,000 kilo litres of oil, the fire fighters had a tough time.