The fire incident at about 4.32 p.m. on Wednesday affected one of the 60 MegaVolt Ampere (MVA) power transformers in the TCN substation.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has restored power supply to its Alagbon Transmission Substation after a fire incident.
”Frantic efforts were made to put out the fire with the fire extinguisher in the substation, but oil, which started dripping from the transformer, ignited the fire more. She said normal supply to the station was restored at 7.21 p.m., and available transformers in the station have been restored.
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