Fire at electrical substation in Orpington
England, Orpington: Early in the morning of 18 June, aa fire broke out at an electrical substation on Andover Road in Orpington.
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England, Orpington: Early in the morning of 18 June, aa fire broke out at an electrical substation on Andover Road in Orpington.
The transformer of a single storey electrical substation, which transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another, was destroyed by fire. Around 400 properties in the area were temporarily left without electrical power.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The fire brigade was called around 2 a.m. and the fire was under control by 4 a.m. Two fire engines and around 10 firefighters from Orpington fire station attended the scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Source: London Fire