There are no reported injuries, and the exact cause of the fire and failed reactors remains under investigation, officials said.
This is the confluence of the Allegheny, left, and Monongahela Rivers, right, that form the Ohio River in downtown Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2022. PITTSBURGH – A large fire erupted Monday on Brunot Island along the Ohio River in Pittsburgh after a reactor “catastrophically failed” at a power station, officials said.
“Duquesne Light and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire will continue to investigate the cause and monitor any further impact,” officials said in aThe Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, along with EMS and police, worked with Duquesne Light crews to move personnel and equipment to the island via barge to extinguish the fire. The Norfolk Southern Rail line that crosses the Ohio River over Brunot Island was temporarily shut down during emergency operations, but has since reopened, according to the release.
“It’s not a reactor like a nuclear reactor or anything, nothing in that way, shape or form,” Kokkila said.Tuesday morning saying “The incident has not resulted in any injuries, threats to the public or disruption to electric service.
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