Darjeeling in Darkness as Transformer Explodes

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A huge fire broke out near Sadar Police station electric transformer around 7.30pm tonight.

The transformer exploded with huge flames shooting up in the air, accompanied by a huge blast sound. Fire tender have arrived on the scene and are trying to control the blaze.

Meanwhile, Darjeeling town is in complete black out.

Writes: Faiyaz Shafique Ansari, TheDC

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