File photo: Edo State Map.
Traders and residents who erected buildings and shops under the Transmission Company of Nigeria transmission lines at the Egor market narrowly escaped death as the power lines exploded and went up in flames.
They fled for their lives as the transmission lines continued to burn. Traders at the market were later seen praying after the fire was put out.
The TCN said the incident caused disruption at the Benin-Egbin 330KV and the Benin-Omotoso 330KV transmission lines.
It said it caused the national grid to experience voltage instability which spread across the Lagos corridor, leading to the loss of some generating stations, causing transmission line outages, and subsequent interruption of electricity supply to Lagos and its environs.
