Transformer fire at Georgia Power plant
USA, Georgia, Cobb County: Smoke billowed into the air outside of a Georgia Power plant after a transformer in the switchyard caught fire late on 6 September.
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USA, Georgia, Cobb County: Smoke billowed into the air outside of a Georgia Power plant after a transformer in the switchyard caught fire late on 6 September.
Cobb County Fire public information officer Nick Danz said they had received a call regarding a loud explosion and heavy smoke in the air. The fire department arrived at the scene minutes later and worked overnight and into the morning hours on 7 September to contain the blaze.
“They called in additional units and the HAZMAT team to prevent flammable liquids or hazardous materials from catching on fire,” Danz said.
Investigators are working to figure out what caused the fire in the first place, but believe it was the result of equipment failure related to the transformer.
No Georgia Power customers dealt with extended power outages as a result of the fire, and no one was injured.
Source: Fox5