photo by Jessica St. James

A transformer attached to one of the buildings at Duke Energy is seen burning itself out early Wednesday morning.

Transformer cause of fire at Duke Energy

By Staff Report | The Tribune

Published Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Photo by Jessica St. James

Employees from Duke Energy survey the damage as a early morning fire is seen burning itself out in one of their transformers Wednesday. The fire caused minimal damage to the neighboring structure.

HANGING ROCK — An early morning fire at the Duke Energy plant at Hanging Rock resulted in some heat damage to one of the buildings at the site.

A call went out just before 7 a.m. Wednesday when a transformer blew and caused a large fire at the plant, according to Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless.

Volunteer units responded from Hamilton Township, Upper Township and Coal Grove, according to a dispatcher at 911. The blaze took about an hour to contain and crews stayed on for another hour to rake through the debris to make sure no hot spots erupted.

There were no injuries or structure damage. A concrete wall that surrounded the transformer protected the one affected building from sustaining any further damage, Lawless said.

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