Date: April 18, 2018
Location: Newburg, Maryland (USA)
Address: 12600 Crain Highway, Newburg, MD, 20664
Type: Coal Fire
Fuel: Coal Dust
Industry: Coal Power Plant
Equipment: Coal Hopper Train Car
Company: GENON Coal Facility
Previous Incidents: Check OSHA
Loss: No injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to Wikipedia and its own website, GenOn owns and operates 47 plants across 12 states in the US. They have a $3 billion market capitalization. The company, known today as GenOn, was officially formed through a series of mergers and acquisitions in 2010 and was later purchased by NRG after filing for bankruptcy.
Description of Coal Fire in Newburg, Maryland:
As reported by WUSA9, a fire began at the GenOn Coal Power Plant on April 18, 2018. Approximately 19 firefighters responded to the call at around 2:30 am when an employee noticed the fire in an underground coal hopper train car. A representative for the company said that the train cars move coal underground to conveyor belts which then lift the coal to above ground silos.
In this case, the fire was quite small however it took over three hours to extinguish because firefighters had a hard time accessing the precise location of the fire.
Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the fire at this time.
No employees or firefighters were injured during the incident at the southern Charles County plant.
Sources:
WUSA9
The BayNet
