SE suspended for fire in Kotkapura PSEB store
Tribune News Service

Moga, May 27
The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has suspended RL Chumbar Superintending Engineer (SE) of the Bathinda division for negligence in connection with the fire in a store of the board at Kotkapura in Faridkot district last Saturday.

KD Choudhary, Member (Distribution), PSEB, said the SE was not present at the station of his posting when the fire broke out. “We have suspended him and initiated an inquiry against him for negligence of duty,” he said.

It was learnt that the SE had gone to Amritsar without prior permission from the authorities.

HS Brar, Chairman, PSEB, with senior officials reached the spot of fire, but the SE was not present on duty.

Meanwhile, Choudhary, who is looking into the incident of the fire, added that the loss was estimated at Rs 2.50 crore in the incident.

Power transformers and oil tankers were burnt in the fire in Kotkapura town.