KSEB substation fire disrupts power supply in Kochi

KOCHI: Power supply was disrupted in Kochi city for around three hours after fire broke out at the KSEB substation at Kaloor on Sunday evening. An insulator at the substation caught fire at 5:15 pm, said an officer with the fire and rescue services.

While no casualty has been reported, the blaze damaged the transformer and the circuit breaker. Two units from the Gandhinagar fire and rescue station were pressed into service. A team under Assistant Station Officer AK Prabhul put the fire out after a strenuous effort.