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Two dead and four injured at Pittsburgh area coal plant

  • Reid Frazier
Bruce Mansfield Power Plant

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Two workers died and four others were injured in an accident at a Pittsburgh-area coal-fired power plant late Tuesday.

The accident occurred at FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield Power Station in Beaver County, west of Pittsburgh, said company spokesperson Stephanie Walton.

“Workers were performing maintenance in an underground enclosure at the Bruce Mansfield plant overnight when the incident occurred around 11:30 pm. FirstEnergy is currently investigating,” Walton said.

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