A fire today at the Shawnee Fossil Plant in Kentucky damaged one of the 10 units at the TVA coal-fired facility.
Tennessee Valley Authority and Emergency Management System units from across McCracken County, Ky., were called to the coal plant shortly before noon Wednesday while plant workers were taking the Unit 8 down for refueling.
A TVA worker said a broken oil line apparently came in contact with hot metal and ignited the fire.
TVA said in a statement today that two workers were treated for minor injuries before the fire was extinguished.
The fire is still under investigation, but the Unit 8 appears to be damaged and will require repairs before it may be restarted, officials said.
The fire is the second at a TVA coal plant in less than three months. A fire damaged one of the units at the John Sevier Fossil Plant near Rogersville, Tenn., on Dec. 30.