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What happened
A Sarawak Tribune headline dated 13 June 2024 said an SEB team took swift action to quell a transformer fire. The article text was not available, so the place, the type of site, the cause, any injuries and any effect on supply were not reported in the source used here.
Contributing factors
Not reported. The headline does not give a cause.
Lessons learned
Treat a utility report of a quelled transformer fire as an incident to log, even when the first public notice is only a headline.
Do not infer the site, cause or supply impact until a full report is available.
After a transformer fire, confirm isolation and nearby equipment before the circuit is returned to service.
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