Fire at Neryungrinskaya GRES in Yakutia eliminated

The fire of equipment at the Neryungrinskaya GRES in Yakutia was eliminated, the consequences are being eliminated, the press service of the Far Eastern Generating Company reported in Max.

The timing of the repairs and the reasons for the shutdown are being investigated, the company added. "Services of electricity and heat supply to consumers of the Neryungri district are supplied without restrictions," the report said.

Neryungrinskaya GRES is a thermal power plant in pt. Silver Bor, there are three operating power units with a total electric capacity of 570 MW.

According to the operational staff of Yakutia, there was a fire of a transformer substation at Unit 1 and a turbine in the engine room of the GRES. The Ministry of Emergency Situations estimated the fire area at 40 square meters. According to the district administration, consumers of the Gorodskaya substation in the city of Neryungri - the second largest city in the Sakha Republic with a population of 53 thousand people - fell under the restriction of electricity supply.

As a result of the fire, an employee of the GRES suffered, he was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. Doctors assess the condition as medium severity.