Cable fire interrupts supply in a Shahjahanpur street
Sept 2026Published 30 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
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What happened
On 29 September 2026 a cable caught fire in Teen Khamba Wali Gali, in the area served by the Bahadurganj electrical substation in Shahjahanpur, India. An electricity corporation team attended and repaired the cable. Supply in that area was reported off from 19:00 to 19:30. The same report also described a separate fault on a feeder from the Abdullahganj substation and planned work on a feeder from the Nigohi Road substation, each with its own short interruption. The cause of the cable fire and the extent of any damage were not reported.
Contributing factors
The cause of the cable fire was not reported. A separate fault was reported on the Keruganj feeder from the Abdullahganj substation, described as an 11 kVA line, and planned work was reported on the Chinor-Baibagh feeder from the Nigohi Road substation. These were separate supply interruptions and were not stated as causes of the cable fire.
Lessons learned
- A distribution cable fire can interrupt local supply even when the affected cable is in a street rather than inside a substation.
- Prompt repair can restore supply quickly, but the cause and the damaged item still need to be recorded.
- Reports that bundle faults, planned work and fires should keep each event distinct so unrelated work is not treated as a cause.
More lessons on electrical protection and isolation, outages, backup supply and restoration, from every incident on the register.
Source
Published 2026-09-30. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
