A midnight fire outbreak gutted the National grid of the National Transmission Company of Nigerian (TCN) Birnin Kebbi Station causing pandemonium among residents of the area.
The fire which started at about 12 a.m. could not be immediately ascertained of what could be the immediate and remote cause of the fire which was bemoaned by heavy fire and a huge explosion of heavy transmission equipment.
READ ALSO: Total Blackout As Nigeria’s Power Grid Collapses Again
The incident comes barely 24 hours after a national electricity grid collapse resulting from a fire outbreak.
This transmitting station is the one transmitting electricity power to Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara State as well as Niger Republic.
The spokesperson for the Kebbi State Police Command, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Friday.
