The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) electricity substation in the Alagbon area of Lagos State has been gutted by fire. The fire incident which occurred at about 4:30 pm on Wednesday, affected one of its 60MVA power transformers in the substation.
In a statement, the spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, said the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire under the cooling fans of the transformer.