A severe fire broke out on Thursday evening in the town of Gura Văii, in the county of Mehedinci, at a powerful electrical transformer belonging to the Portile de Fier 1 hydroelectric plant.

10:33 in the evening For its part, the Ministry of Energy reported that “at 8:30 p.m. at CHE Portile de Fier I, a fire broke out in one of the insulation passages of the 220 kV transformer unit 5 belonging to group TH5,” and that in order for firefighters to intervene, “neighboring groups TH4 and TH5 were stopped.”

There are no victims or injured, the fire has been extinguished,” the agency reported.

22:00 ISU Mehedinți reports that “thanks to the prompt intervention of rescuers, the fire was contained, so the danger of the flame spreading to the surrounding area was eliminated.”

“We continue to work on extinguishing the fire,” ISU reports, clarifying that “there are no casualties.”

The fire is strong, with open flames, reports ISU.

4 fire trucks with water and foam and 1 SMURD ambulance were dispatched to the scene.

In addition, in support of Mehedin crews, the intervention force was supplemented by 1 fire engine from ISU Karash-Severin, 2 fire engines from ISU Dolj, 1 fire engine from ISU Gorj and 1 powder truck from ISU Timis.

RENEWAL According to IGSU, since the temperature in the intervention area is very high, fire crews are operating to cool the entire area to avoid re-ignition of oil in the transformer. The fire is extinguished.

At the moment, no victims have been recorded, ISU spokesman Mehedyntsi said.

Hidroelectrica: “Every effort has been made to minimize the impact of this incident on production”

RENEWAL For precautionary reasons and to facilitate the intervention of firefighters, the groups adjacent to the one where the incident occurred, namely HA4 and HA6, were temporarily stopped. “They are in the process of being restarted and will be put back into operation as soon as the safety conditions are 100% met,” Hidroelectrica said in a statement.

An assessment of the damage will be carried out on Friday morning, after which “all necessary measures will be taken to repair the damaged parts and restore normal operating conditions”. “At this time, the safety of employees and the community is a priority for Hideoelectrica, and we are making every effort to minimize the impact of this incident on production,” the statement added.

Hidroelectrica also notes that the incident did not affect the operation of the national power system.