A fire was reported at the Nizhnegorsk power substation in Crimea

On the morning of October 16, a fire broke out at the “Nizhnegorskaya” electrical substation on the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula. This was reported on local social media; there is no official confirmation of the information in the post.

 

“At 7 a.m. in the village of Nizhnegorsk, a power substation on Molodizhna Street is on fire; gunshots were heard, but there were no explosions,” according to a post online.

It is noted that the “Nizhnegorskaya” 110/35/10 kV electrical substation has transformers with a rated capacity of 50 MVA. The substation serves as a power supply and distribution center for consumers in the Nizhnegorsk district.

This was reported by the Telegram channel “Krymsky Veter.”

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