Transformer catches fire in Maneja, no casualties

VADODARA: Over heating led to an explosion at the high voltage transformer of Maneja-based branch office of ABB on Saturday afternoon. According to the city fire brigade, the fire caused by the explosion damaged a part of the transformer.
The explosion resulted in a chaos at the office of the multi-national company. No casualty was reported from the spot.
“We believe that over heating may have caused the fire at the high voltage transformers. Following the fire the central portion of the transformer came off. Fortunately no one was injured in the fire,” said fire officer Manish Mod. Mod added that due to the lack of fuel the fire could not sustain. The firemen took nearly 20 minutes to douse the fire. Two fire vehicles were called from GIDC Makarpura and Dandiya Bazaar fire stations. The fire was doused using water and foam.
This is the second incident of fire in the city in a week’s time. On June 16, fire broke out at the Indian Overseas Bank near Undera village in the outskirts of the city. According to the fire brigade, the fire caused damages amounting to around Rs 20 lakh. Bank documents and furniture was damaged in the fire that was reportedly caused by a short circuit in the pantry of the bank.