Explosion at transformer station, apartment residents worried
(Baonghean.vn) - At more than 9:00 a.m. on February 14, a loud explosion occurred at the transformer station behind the Nghe An Petroleum building (Quang Trung ward, Vinh city).
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| Equipment at the Muong Thanh Hotel's connection station caught fire and suffered heavy damage. Photo: Nguyen Phe |
According to local residents, they were going about their daily activities when they suddenly heard a loud explosion coming from the transformer station. The metal roof of the station was blown upwards by the explosion, and fire and smoke were coming from the equipment inside the station.
The explosion caused the power supply to 120 households in the building to be suddenly cut off, and the elevator of this apartment building had to stop working for a while.
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| The explosion caused pressure to blow back the station's metal roof. Photo: Nguyen Phe |
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| Transformer station. Photo: Nguyen Phe |
It is known that this transformer station has not been handed over by Vinh City Electricity. The transformer station is equipped with 3 machines with a total capacity of 4,800kVA.
Although the consequences of the fire and explosion were not serious, they caused anxiety and panic among people living in the building as well as those around.
The electricity industry is currently coordinating with the building management board to fix the problem and determine the cause of the explosion.