Fire Extinguished At Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant
FPL Says Nuclear Reactors Not Damaged
POSTED: 7:51 am EDT June 27,
2005
UPDATED: 9:10 am EDT June 27,
2005
MIAMI -- Florida Power and Light said a fire at its Turkey Point power plant early Monday morning was extinguished without any damage to its two nuclear units.
According to a spokesman for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the plant's sprinkler system put out the fire.Officials also said the fire caused a 30-40 gallon mineral oil leak. Officials said the oil is a coolant and has been contained without causing any biohazard.No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is being investigated.Swank said power to FPL customers was not affected.Turkey Point is located on Biscayne Bay, 24 miles south of Miami and just east of the Homestead area.
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Images: Fire Extinguished At Turkey PointFPL spokesman Bill Swank said the fire started in a transformer in an outer area of the plant.
