Tallawarra Power Station

A power station south of Sydney serving 200000 homes lost power on Saturday when a nearby Transgrid substation burst into flames following reports of ...

The fire service sent 16 trucks to the Illawarra substation where it is understood more than 1,000 litres of oil caught on fire The fire service sent 16 trucks and 60 firefighters to the site where it is understood more than 1,000 litres of oil caught on fire. Hundreds of thousands of people have been warned to stay indoors as dense black smoke from a burning power station overwhelms residents south of Sydney Hundreds of thousands of Wollongong and Unanderra residents were urged to stay indoors because of smoke from the raging blaze. Hundreds of thousands of people have been warned to stay indoors as dense black smoke from a burning electricity substation overwhelms residents south of Sydney. - Sixteen fire trucks sent to the site, thick black smoke forced residents indoors

Transgrid have confirmed no Illawarra residents or businesses should lost power due to the blaze at their substation,...

I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury. One transformer at the Yallah Bay Road Transgrid substation in Dapto is fully alight and a second is at risk. We've made it a whole lot easier for you to have your say.

The blaze at the Dapto substation could burn for days after 100000 litres of oil caught fire about 3pm on Saturday.

“We need to make sure we’ve got a few things in place before we start applying foam and water,” he said. A second transformer was at risk of catching fire and high-voltage powerlines were damaged in the blaze, but Dewberry said that by 6.30pm the fire had reduced in intensity as the oil burned off. Dewberry said it was a delicate operation and firefighters were working strategically to bring the fire under control.

Transgrid have confirmed no Illawarra residents or businesses should lost power due to the blaze at their substation,...

I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury. One transformer at the Yallah Bay Road Transgrid substation in Dapto is fully alight and a second is at risk. We've made it a whole lot easier for you to have your say.

Transgrid have confirmed no Illawarra residents or businesses should lost power due to the blaze at their substation,...

I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury. One transformer at the Yallah Bay Road Transgrid substation in Dapto is fully alight and a second is at risk. We've made it a whole lot easier for you to have your say.

Transgrid have confirmed no Illawarra residents or businesses should lost power due to the blaze at their substation,...

I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury. One transformer at the Yallah Bay Road Transgrid substation in Dapto is fully alight and a second is at risk. We've made it a whole lot easier for you to have your say.