Kotkapura (Punjab), May 24 : A major fire destroyed a power sub-station at Kotkapura near Faridkot on Saturday. Although the inferno caused enormous damage, there have been no casualties reported.

The fire broke out at around 6''o clock in the evening reportedly by a short circuit at the 132 KV power grid sub-station and gutted around 8,000 old and new transformers, power cables and property worth millions of rupees.

More than seven fire brigade tenders including a couple from the military were rushed to the spot.

Kotkapura (Punjab), May 23 (ANI): In a major incident in Punjab's Faridkot district's Kotkapura area, around 8,000 new and old electricity transformers along with power cables were gutted into fire on Saturday evening.

Seven fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blazing fire but the fire was yet to be brought under control till 9.30 in evening.

Since the power service station is close to residential area, authorities made pubic to evacuate the place and had called in the Army personnel for help. (ANI)