Dhaka, March 11 -- Power Grid Bangladesh PLC has formed a 5-member committee, led by BM Mizanul Hassan, Chief Engineer (System Operation) of the company, to investigate Tuesday morning's fire incident at Aminbazar 400/230kV substation in Savar.

The committee has been asked to submit its report within three working days, said Samsuddoha Sumon, Public Relations Officer of the Power Grid Bangladesh.

The fire broke out at the Aminbazar 400/230kV substation in Savar around 7:15 am and it has been brought under control by 9:15 am after frantic efforts by nine firefighting units, said Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director of the FSCD Headquarters Media Cell.

Initially, four units from Savar Fire Service and Kallyanpur Fire Service began...