What happened

A boiler tube ruptured in Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant's 125 MW Unit 1 roughly 15 hours after the unit returned from a separate two-day mechanical shutdown. Unit 1 had resumed at 20:07 on 24 April and was supplying about 55 MW, then tripped at approximately 11:00 on 25 April. Units 2 and 3 were already unavailable, so the rupture halted generation across the entire 525 MW plant. Officials estimated four to six days for the boiler to cool and the damaged tube to be repaired. No casualties were reported. Unit 1 returned to service at about 22:00 on 1 May, supplying 55–60 MW, before another boiler tube ruptured within 24 hours in a distinct 2 May incident.

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