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Transformers catch fire at KCP&L's Hawthorn Generating Station

Posted at 12:11 PM, Aug 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-11 13:54:31-04

Two transformers have caught fire at KCP&L’s Hawthorn Generating Station at 8700 Hawthorn Rd in Kansas City, Missouri. Firefighters are responding.

Fire crews have shut off the power to the affected transformers and are waiting for the fire to burn out. 

Power is already restored to the one customer that lost it. 

This is a developing story, check back for updates.
 

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