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transformer on fire at Oconee Nuclear Station

Transformer at Oconee Nuclear Station catches fire Mar 07, 2016 By Amanda Shaw SENECA, SC (FOX Carolina) – Oconee County Emergency Management said a transformer caught fire at the Oconee Nuclear Station. A transformer caught fire at the Oconee Nuclear Plant on Sunday.

Fire Chief Charlie King aid the transformer was away from a reactive building. Firefighters responded to the fire at 3:19 p.m. and said when they arrived on scene, the transformer outside the building was well involved in fire.

The fire was declared an unusual event, the lowest of four nuclear emergency classifications. An alert was also declared, the second level of emergency classification, due to a downed power line associated with the oil-filled transformer……..http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/31398906/transformer-at-oconee-nuclear-station-catches-fire#.Vty8iY8h4q0.twitter

March 7, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general