Bhubaneswar: A major fire spread in the Unit V of the captive power plant of the National Aluminium Company (Nalco) at Angul early this morning.

On being informed, fire brigade personnel have rushed to the spot and are trying to extinguish the fire. While the exact reason behind spread of the blaze was yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that an electric short circuit.

No report of damages was received by the time of filing of this story.