Upon receiving immediate notification of the incident, a crew from the Brahmanbaria Fire Service was dispatched to the scene without delay. Owing to minimal traffic during the early morning hours, firefighters reached the premises rapidly and deployed their equipment to contain the blaze. Through a coordinated effort lasting roughly 15 minutes, the firefighting team brought the fire under control and completely doused the flames.

The prompt response prevented the fire from spreading to adjoining transformers, high-voltage infrastructure, or surrounding residential properties. Initial assessments indicate that the incident caused no major structural damage or severe casualties, averting what could have developed into a broader electrical grid failure for the urban locality.

Officials from the fire department and technical personnel from the power supply authority initiated an inspection of the affected machinery shortly after the flames were extinguished. Preliminary findings suggest that an electrical short circuit within the aging substation’s internal wiring or transformer network was the likely cause of the fire.

Reflecting on the operation, Nazmul Alam, Senior Station Officer at the Brahmanbaria Fire Station, confirmed that his team acted swiftly upon receiving the emergency call. He noted that firefighters managed to neutralise the fire within 15 minutes of arrival, successfully preventing widespread destruction. While early evidence points toward a short circuit, technical evaluations remain ongoing to assess the exact condition of the electrical components and ensure safe grid operations before full functionality is restored.