Fire breaks out at power plant

A fire broke out at Shahjibazar 330 MW Power Plant in Habiganj yesterday morning.

Six fire engines brought the blaze under control at 11:45am, around two hours after it broke out, said Shimul Mohammad Rafi, officer at Habiganj fire service and civil defence.

The power plant -- under the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) -- was closed due to the fire.

Md Abdul Majid, executive engineer of Habiganj BPDB, said an inquiry committee will be formed to investigate the incident and BPDB officials will visit the power plant.

Mizanur Rahman, executive engineer of the plant, said they suspect that two transformers had caught fire due to a short circuit.

The damage caused by the fire could not be immediately determined, he said.