Firefighters battle fire at Lehigh Valley power plant

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Monday, September 12, 2016
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Firefighters battled a power plant fire in the Lehigh Valley.

LOWER MOUNT BETHEL TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Firefighters battled a power plant fire in the Lehigh Valley.



The fire started around 7:45 p.m. Sunday at Talen Energy Power Plant in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County.



The plant is located on the 6000 block of Depues Ferry Road.



Officials say a transformer malfunction led to the fire.



The fire has been brought under control. Crews remain on the scene.



No injuries were reported.



A spokesperson for PPL Energy, which owns Talen, says customers are not being affected.

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