01 / 15-16 MAR 2025
Cable gallery damaged.
Tuticorin TPS | Thoothukudi · Tamil Nadu
The fire service recorded a 24-hour response. Crews protected Units 3-5. No deaths reported.
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
MAJOR FIRE
INCIDENTS IN INDIA.
Protect circuits. Protect people.
STANVAC FIREX EC 43 SURVIVAL
REPORTED INCIDENTS · 20
02 / 23 SEP 2024
500 MW unit shut.
Tata Power Trombay | Mumbai · Maharashtra
A control-room fire shut Unit 5. No casualties reported; Mumbai's supply was unaffected. Cause under investigation.
03 / 24-25 OCT 2023
Fire reached the control room.
Ramagundam B · TSGenco | Peddapalli · Telangana
Fire spread to mills and other equipment. No casualties reported; a short circuit was suspected.
WHY EC 43 SURVIVAL?
WHEN CABLES FAIL,
SAFETY SYSTEMS CAN FAIL.
SAFETY SYSTEMS CAN FAIL.
Fire can disable the cables powering safety systems.
FIRE SUPPRESSION
Fire pumps. Firefighting controls.
HUMAN SAFETY
Alarms. Smoke extraction. Evacuation.
Protect critical circuits with EC 43 SURVIVAL.
Tested protection to help keep circuits working during fire.
Tests & application requirements REQUEST A QUOTATIONMORE REPORTED INCIDENTS
NTPC Talcher Kaniha
21 AUG 2026 | Angul · Odisha
A coal-loading-bunker blast triggered fire. Five workers injured, two seriously. Cause and damage unconfirmed.
Kolaghat TPS
18 JUN 2026 | Mecheda · West Bengal
Roof collapse during a lightning storm was followed by turbine, control and boiler-area fires. Two minor injuries; lightning link under investigation.
Yadadri Ultra Mega TPS
17 MAY 2026 | Veerlapalem, Nalgonda · Telangana
Boiler-feed-pump fire damaged key components. No casualties reported; an oil leak was suspected, not confirmed.
Obra B
8 MAY 2025 | Sonbhadra · Uttar Pradesh
Two 315 MVA transformers burned; two 200 MW units tripped. No casualties reported. Fire controlled in about 90 minutes; generation restored.
Raichur TPS
13 APR 2025 | Shaktinagar · Karnataka
Transformer fire damaged equipment and shut the 210 MW Unit 4. Cause and loss under assessment.
NTPC Talcher Kaniha
6 APR 2024 | Angul · Odisha
Coal-conveyor fire prompted Unit 3 shutdown. One CISF responder sustained minor injuries; five other units kept operating.
Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah TPS
11 JUL 2023 | Nelatur, Nellore · Andhra Pradesh
Three fire tenders responded. The report did not identify the affected equipment, injuries or cause.
Neyveli New TPS
22 DEC 2022 | Neyveli · Tamil Nadu
A burst and fire near a lignite-bunker valve killed one worker and injured four in the initial report.
Khaparkheda TPS
8 DEC 2021 | Nagpur · Maharashtra
Coal-conveyor fire affected generation. Repairs continued two days later; an electrical fire audit was ordered. Injury count unstated.
Mettur TPS
18 MAY 2021 | Mettur · Tamil Nadu
Coal-conveyor fire interrupted production. Fire controlled in about two hours; cause and injuries unspecified.
NLC Neyveli TPS II
1 JUL 2020 | Neyveli · Tamil Nadu
Shutdown-work fire and explosion killed 15, according to December follow-up reporting. An NGT committee linked smouldering lignite, water-gas formation and process-safety failures.
NLC Neyveli TPS II
7 MAY 2020 | Neyveli · Tamil Nadu
Boiler explosion and fire stopped Unit 6. Initial report: eight injured.
NLC Neyveli TPS II
5 MAY 2020 | Neyveli · Tamil Nadu
Conveyor fire preceded the separate 7 May boiler incident. Damage and injury counts unspecified.
Anpara D
13 NOV 2019 | Sonbhadra · Uttar Pradesh
Turbine-generator blast and fire injured four engineers and stopped generation at the 1,000 MW station. Fire controlled in about four hours.
Obra TPS
14 OCT 2018 | Sonbhadra · Uttar Pradesh
Plant fire drew emergency crews. Initial report: no casualties; equipment and cause unspecified.
Anpara TPS
28 MAY 2018 | Sonbhadra · Uttar Pradesh
Switchyard fire damaged electrical equipment and triggered precautionary unit trips. One official suffered burns; a short circuit was suspected.
NTECL Vallur
4 JUN 2017 | Tiruvallur · Tamil Nadu
Turbine burst and fire stopped generation. Six fire tenders controlled the blaze in about two hours. No casualties reported.
Selected reports; figures follow the linked sources. These incidents do not establish EC 43 performance.
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