Date: December 21, 2018
Location: Kansas City, Kansas (USA)
Address: 4240 N 55th Street, 66104
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Power Generation (Utilities)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Nearman Creek Power Station
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (which operates Nearman Creek Power Station) has been providing water and electric services to local residents for over 100 years. Today, it services 65,000 electric customers and 51,000 water customers, over approximately a 130-square-mile area.
The Nearman Creek Power Station is a 235-megawatt coal-powered facility. According to the American Public Power Association, the Board of Public Utilities in Kansas City outfitted the station with $250 million worth of air quality equipment. The project was the largest in the Kansas utility’s history.
Incident Description:
On December 21, 2018, KSHB 41 reported a fire at a power station in Kansas City, Kansas.
Emergency crews were able to access the system upon arrival and had the incident under control just before 10:30 a.m.
According to a fire department spokesman, the fire began in the conveyor belt. He said that the firefighters used an “exposure cooling” technique from an aerial ladder to fight the flames. The power station has a water system but it is not believed to have activated correctly.
There were no injuries reported and few customers experienced power outages due to the fire.
Sources:
KSHB 41
