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Firefighters respond to transformer fire at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant

The TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is photographed on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, near Spring City, Tenn., as Unit 2 begins producing electricity for the first time, 43 years after construction began at the site.
The TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is photographed on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, near Spring City, Tenn., as Unit 2 begins producing electricity for the first time, 43 years after construction began at the site. The TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is photographed on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, near Spring City, Tenn., as Unit 2 begins producing electricity for the first time, 43 years after construction began at the site.

By Staff Report 1 min read

A dispatcher in Rhea county confirmed Tuesday night that workers at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant called for help with a transformer fire at 9:24 p.m.

Four volunteer fire departments were dispatched but no injuries were reported.

At 11:20 p.m. no additional responders had been sent to the scene.