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No injuries in power plant coal bunker fire

NO-ONE was hurt Monday evening in Michigan when a coal bunker caught fire at a We Energies coal-f...

Donna Schmidt

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According to local news station WTAQ, the blaze occurred at the Presque Isle plan in the state’s Upper Peninsula and was quickly brought under control.

We Energies did not release a public statement on the event Tuesday. The Presque Isle property is its fifth largest plant.

The utility, which operates more than a dozen facilities, serves customers in part of Wisconsin and Michigan.

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