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Prabhadevi fire incident.
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Mumbai: A minor fire was reported in a sub-station of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) in the Prabhadevi area of Mumbai on Saturday afternoon. Four fire engines were rushed to the spot and the fire was doused within half an hour. No injuries have been reported so far.
The fire accident happened around 2:50 pm at the sub-station located in the Nagate building opposite Saamana Press in Kamar Nagar. The fire officials were alerted immediately and it was doused within 30 minutes, BMC’s disaster management department said. The BEST officials are yet to assert the reason behind the fire.
“A minor level 1 fire was reported in the sub-station and it has been doused. We have started a probe into the incident and the exact reason can only be asserted after the enquiry,” a senior official told reporters. However, the officials suspect possibility of a short circuit.
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According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade officials, the fire was confined to the oil transformer and did not spread to other equipment, averting a major incident. However, the acrid smoke from the oil transformer engulfed the nearby residential areas and hung over there for quite a while causing difficulties for the locals. The area is surrounded by several residential buildings and shops.
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