Rampura Ulon Grid Sub Station fire brought under control

The fire at Ulon Grid substation in Rampura, Dhaka has been brought under control. After working for about an hour, five units of the fire service brought the fire under control.

Rashed bin Khalid, duty officer of the fire service control room, confirmed the matter on Monday (January 24) morning.

Rashed bin Khalid said, "We got the news of the fire at Ulon Grid substation in Rampura of the capital at 7:20 in the morning." Upon receiving the news, two of our units initially went to the spot. Later three more units went to the spot. A total of five units worked for about an hour and brought the fire under control around 8:20 am.

"Initially, we were thinking that since it was an electrical substation, the fire could be caused by an electrical fault," he said. However, without our investigation report, it is not possible to say exactly what caused the fire. The extent of the damage caused by the fire is not yet known.