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Fire Breaks Out At Westar Plant
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
A fire broke out at the Westar Energy plant in Colwich about 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Westar spokesman Nicholas Bundy says the fire started in a malfunctioning transformer, which ignited 15,000 gallons of mineral oil inside.
At one point, flames up to 70 feet high were burning at the plant. A request was made for 2 thousand gallons of foam from McConnell Air Force Base to help fight the fire.
The fire caused some power outages, but most have been restored. No injuries were reported.
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