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Firefighters battle ‘challenging’ power plant fire in East Manchester Twp

PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a power plant fire in East Manchester Township Thursday afternoon. Crews responded around 3:34 p.m. to a fire at Talen Energy on Brunner Island, according to Union Fire Company No. 1. The fire company said the natural gas- and coal-fired plant produces steam-generated electricity. “Coal dust around the boiler of Unit 3 ignited on the upper levels of the plant creating a challenging firefight for plant personnel and firefighters,” Union Fire Company No. 1 said in a Facebook post.

Firefighters were on scene of the one-alarm fire for about two hours. Mount Wolf Fire and York County Regional Police were the primary responding agencies, dispatchers said, and no injuries were reported.

WHP-TV CBS 21 Harrisburg

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