Date: April 19, 2022
Location: Trenton, Michigan (USA)
Address: 4685-4693 W. Jefferson Avenue, 48183
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Utilities
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant (TCHPP)
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, the DTE Energy Trenton Channel Power Plant is a coal-burning power station located in Trenton, Michigan. Completed in 1924, it is owned and operated by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy.
Incident Description:
On April 19, 2022, WWJ950 reported a fire at a coal-burning power station in Trenton, Michigan.
Firefighters from two crews after reports of smoke rising from the facility were first called in to officials. A fire had broken out in a coal conveyor belt area. According to the fire department, the fire was small and was underground.
Crews were at the plant for four and a half hours and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Sources:
WWJ950
