A fire broke out at the Sabzazar grid station, which supplies electricity to the entire city on Lahore, on Sunday night.
As a result, many areas of Lahore plunged into darkness.
**Breaking:** A fire has broken out in the Sabzazar grid station, which supplies electricity to the entire city. There is no electricity in half of the city. #Lahore pic.twitter.com/uspFGEgHS5
— Sheharyar Goraya (@goraya_) May 19, 2024
Initial reports suggested there were no casualties in the incident and efforts were afoot to extinguish the fire. Once the fire is put out, Wapda personnel will immediately begin the work to restore power supply to the affected areas of the city.
Powerful explosion at Lahore's Sabzazar Grid Station causes massive power outage in several areas. No casualties reported. Repair work underway by LESCO officials. #Lahore #PowerOutage #SabzazarGridStation pic.twitter.com/L6URQDY0qX
— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) May 19, 2024