Local Wisconsin ABC and CBS News affiliates are reporting a series of small explosions at Wisconsin Public Service’s (WPS)(NYSE: TEG) coal-fired Weston Generating Station.
According to reports a plant employee called dispatch around 10:35 am local time to report the incident and the Weston Fire Department remains on the scene.
An unnamed WPS spokesperson was cited as saying Unit 3 was taken offline, but did not affect power to customers.
No injuries have been reported and the cause of the explosions has not been disclosed.
The Weston Generating Station is a four unit coal-fired power plant with a combined 896 MW capacity located in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
