Date: June 7, 2020
Location: Korba, Chhattisgarh (India)
Address: CSPGCL, 495451
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Thermal Power Plant
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Lakhs of Rupees
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company is an electricity generation provider for Chhattisgarh state in India. It became functional in 2009 and consists of three thermal power plants in Korba West and Korba East. The Korba West Thermal Power Station where the incident occurred is an 840-megawatt coal-fired power station at Korba in Chhattisgarh.
Incident Description:
On June 7, 2020, Naidunia reported a fire in a conveyor belt supplying coal to a thermal power plant in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India.
Security personnel immediately reported the fire to management. The fire brigade extinguished the flames in around an hour, but the resulting damage has allegedly cost the electricity company millions of rupees, and coal transport from the Kusmunda coal mine to the power plant has come to a standstill.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
Naidunia
