A fire at the Hibbing Public Utilities Power Plant caused $70,000 in damage on Sunday. According to Hibbing Fire Marshal Bryan Fagerstrom, the blaze broke out at the top of a 5-story conveyer belt on the bio-mass side of the power plant just after 2:30 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Power / Energy Facility
Colorado Springs, CO – Coal dust fire at power plant extinguished by sprinkler system
Chesire, OH – Deluge sprinkler system extinguishes transformer fire at power plant
Pasadena, TX – Sprinkler system activates to extinguish industrial chemical fire
(Fire Department Reported – NO MEDIA COVERAGE. Courtesy of City of Pasadena (Texas) Fire Marshal’s Office)
Fire Department Initial Response: On October 07, 2015, The Pasadena Fire Department along with several other agencies responded to 5000 Underwood for a reported industrial fire.… Continue Reading »
Cheshire, OH – Power plant fire knocked down by sprinklers
The power plant is owned American Electric Power.
According to Tammy Ridout, manager of media relations for AEP, the fire started in the generator step-up transformer, which is what takes the generator voltage and increases it to match the transmission line voltage so that power can leave the plant.… Continue Reading »
