Darkness hits Lagos as fire guts TCN’s Alagbon Transmission Sub-station (ThisDay)

Many parts of Lagos will experience darkness as a 66MVA 132/33kV power transformer at the Alagbon Transmission Sub-station in Ikoyi exploded and caught fire in the early morning hours of Thursday. The facility, which belongs to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), is located in the franchise area of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC). The cause of the fire is still unknown but ThisDay gathered that as the fire fighters battled to put out the inferno, residents of Ikoyi could see smoke fumes wafting into the air. It was also learnt that the incident has plunged the whole of Lagos Island up to parts of Epe into darkness. Read more