Fire reported at an electrical substation in Berlin's Moabit district

What happened

On Monday night, a fire was reported on the grounds of an electrical substation in Berlin's Moabit district, according to a short report citing the Berlin police. Rescuers were said to have received the report at about 2:40 a.m., describing a fire at a construction site and part of the substation. Forensic experts were reported to be examining whether the cause was a technical malfunction or a possible crime. The same report said the city's power supply was not disrupted. The extent of damage to substation equipment was not reported.

Contributing factors

The cause was not reported. The source said investigators were still considering a technical malfunction or a possible crime.

Lessons learned

1. A reported fire on substation grounds, including a construction area, should be checked as an asset incident until the equipment involved is confirmed.
2. Where both a technical fault and a crime remain open, operators should preserve evidence and avoid closing the cause early.
3. An uninterrupted city supply does not remove the need to inspect the part of the substation said to have been involved.

More lessons on investigation and fleet-wide checks, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

• Cause of the fire
• Extent of any damage
• Whether power supply was interrupted
• Operator of the substation

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Source

1news.az