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Electricity substation catches fire in Lamosanghu

Oct 2019Published 17 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

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Where
electricity substation in Lamosanghu, Sindupalchok district, Nepal on 27 October 2019
What
substation caught fire
Response
Nepal Army, Armed Police and local people with fire engine trying to control it
Cause
not known

What happened

On 27 October 2019, an electricity substation in Lamosanghu, Sindupalchok district, Nepal, was reported to have caught fire. Nepal Army, Armed Police and local people from Chautara Municipality were trying to control it, with a fire engine from Chautara Municipality at the site. Police said fuel kept at the substation had also caught fire and was making the blaze hard to control. The cause was not known, and the report did not say whether the fire was later brought under control, what was damaged, or whether supply was affected.

Contributing factors

Police said fuel stored at the substation had caught fire and made control more difficult. No cause was reported.

Lessons learned

  1. Fuel stored at a substation can catch fire and make control harder, so operators should review fuel storage and isolation plans.
  2. Early reports may miss cause, damage and supply effects, so insurers should seek later confirmation.

More lessons on electrical protection and isolation, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the fire
  • Equipment damaged
  • Effect on electricity supply
  • Whether fire was brought under control

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Source

english.onlinekhabar.com

Published 2026-09-17. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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