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Girgaon Plunged into Darkness: Power Outage Hits City
24 Mar
Summary
- Girgaon experienced a significant power outage lasting over two hours on Tuesday evening.
- A cable termination fire in Girgaon was identified as the cause of the disruption.
- BEST officials responded swiftly to repair the damaged power feeder and restore supply.
A significant power outage affected large parts of Girgaon on Tuesday evening, beginning around 7 pm and lasting for over two hours. This disruption plunged key commercial areas into darkness, leading to early closures for numerous shops and businesses. Residents and commuters also experienced difficulties navigating the dimly lit roads during the outage.
Sources indicate that the power failure was triggered by a fire incident involving a cable termination in Girgaon. Officials confirmed that BEST received a call regarding the issue and immediately dispatched a repair team. The fire originated in the switchgear of a Girgaon power feeder, prompting the shutdown of the secondary breaker of a Power Transformer by a testing engineer. The fire was successfully extinguished using CO2 cylinders, and the affected switchgear was isolated as part of the ongoing repair work to restore electricity.
