Siliguri, 14th March: A sudden fire broke out at a transformer in Khalpara Nayabazar area of Ward No. 08 of Siliguri Municipal Corporation.
Locals said that they heard a loud noise coming from the transformer sometime before the fire broke out. As soon as the incident came to light, traders and locals came forward to extinguish the fire.
Meanwhile, the fire department and police reached the spot and brought the fire under control after a while. There were no reports of casualties in the incident.