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Fire at NTDC grid station disrupts power in Lahore

2024Published 25 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor

SignificantThermal / fireProvisional
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Where
220 kV grid station on Bund Road in Lahore
Operator
National Transmission and Despatch Company
What
Power transformer caught fire
Response
Fire brigade personnel and NTDC officials worked to bring the fire under control
Cause
Not reported

Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): National Transmission

What happened

Dunya News reported that a fire broke out on a Sunday night at the National Transmission and Despatch Company's 220 kV grid station on Bund Road in Lahore after a power transformer caught fire. Power supply to many LESCO feeders was suspended, and localities including Sabzazar, Allama Iqbal Town, Shahpur, Qartaba Chowk, McLeod Road, Syedpur and Islampura lost power. Fire brigade personnel and NTDC officials attended, but the fire had not been put out when the report was filed. Injuries, a cause beyond the transformer fire, and the later outcome were not reported.

Contributing factors

The report does not state a cause beyond a power transformer catching fire.

Lessons learned

  1. A transformer fire at a transmission grid station can cut supply to many distribution feeders at once.
  2. Firefighting at a live high-voltage station needs close coordination between the operator and the fire service and may not be finished quickly.
  3. While a fire is still burning, operators should say clearly what is known and what is not yet known.

More lessons on outages, backup supply and restoration, fire suppression and firefighting, from every incident on the register.

Not yet known

  • Cause of the transformer fire
  • Time until power was restored
  • Extent of damage to the asset

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Source

dunyanews.tv

Published 2026-09-25. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.

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