Fire crews were called to a Colorado Springs Utilities power plant on Ray Nixon Road in Fountain Monday afternoon due to a fire inside some machinery.
The Ray Nixon Power Plant is a coal-fired plant, located at 6598 Ray Nixon Road. The utility says the fire occurred inside of a dust collector that is designed to reduce emissions by collecting coal dust as the fuel travels down a conveyor belt.
The dust collector is a separate facility and nobody was inside at the time of the fire.
The fire was extinguished by automatic sprinklers, Colorado Springs Utilities say. There were no explosions.
Some automatic emergency doors were also opened.
Updated: 05/18/12 - Hanging on for dear life. It takes on a whole new meaning when you’re riding a bucking bull 10 times your size. But that’s just another day at the office for PBR star Austin Meier. Here’s how he lives a FIT LIFE: Read More
Updated: 05/17/12 - I'm ready for Saturday! And I'm REALLY ready to beat my time from last year. I'm finding inspiration from my friends - and a friendly tortoise. Read More
Updated: 05/13/12 - A 9 -month season comes down to 90 seconds. Read More
Posted: 05/01/12 - I'm making more room for fruits and vegetables in my diet, after learning some STARTLING information about how little farmland is dedicated to growing them. Read More
Posted: 05/01/12 - Identify these vegetables! That's all I had to do. Read on to find out how I did, along with some new inspiration for veggie knowledge in the future. Read More
