An early morning fire yesterday razed a power transmission station
based in Ipaja, a Lagos suburb, causing fears of likely blackout in
Ikeja and its environs.
Eyewitnesses said the cause of the fire which began around 11: am was
unknown. The fire consumed a massive transmission station belonging to
Transisco Power Company. “We don’t know the cause of the fire but it
started shortly before the rains began. The fire was so massive that
even the fire services were unable to bring it under control,” an
eyewitness said.
It was also gathered that efforts of the Lagos State Fire Service
(LSFC) at bringing the fire under control failed and the team withdrew
after 30 minutes. The heavy rain yesterday could not also stop the
inferno which eventually ended around 3: pm.
The eyewitness added: “I think there may be oil or some fuel in the
transformer, because it continued to burn despite the efforts of the
fire service men and it didn’t stop also in the rain until whatever was
burning inside had been exhausted.”
Meanwhile, a source at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN),
Ikeja District, said the fire might likely disrupt allocation of power
in Ikeja and environs.
“The fire happened at a transmission station; we at the distribution
end of it are waiting for proper briefing on the extent of damage and
how much it will affect power distribution in Ikeja and environs. But
take this from me, it will definitely affect power distribution, but we
just don’t know the extent,” the source said.
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