- Power outage struck Gurugram after a transformer explosion in Sector 72
- Oil leakage in a transformer led to a blast and fire, causing the blackout
- Outage also disrupted rapid metro services for nearly an hour, leaving some passengers stranded in a metro
Gurugram faced a major power outage on Friday evening as the electricity grid collapsed after a transformer blew up in Sector 72. The power outage also disrupted rapid metro services for nearly an hour, leaving dozens of passengers stranded inside a metro.
An official said the disruption was triggered due to a technical fault, which led to an oil leak and subsequent blast in the transfer circuit.
"This incident occurred around 7:50 pm. There was an oil leakage in the current transformer that is 220 KVA... The blast happened right when the breaker was being cut, and a fire broke out here... This led to a blackout situation... As a result, the power supply from the 220 KV sub-station to Sector-52 and 56, including five sub-stations, was disrupted," an official told the news agency ANI.
He said the incident was caused by thermal heating.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said the services were hit for about 45 minutes.
"Due to power supply failure from Sec 72 substation of HVPNL in Gurugram, which feeds power to Rapid Metro, Gurugram, and the Gurugram section of the Yellow Line, train services were not available from 7:50 pm to 8:33 pm in Rapid Metro," a spokesperson said.
A video on social media showed passengers walking on the tracks after the metro stopped due to the outage.
The sudden blackout was reported as the temperature hit 41 degrees Celsius in Gurugram, causing widespread discomfort across households and major disruptions at commercial establishments.
