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| Massive fire breaks out at Michigan’s St Claire Power Plant | Massive fire breaks out at Michigan’s St Claire Power Plant |
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| A generation unit at the St Clair Power Plant, in East China Township, Michigan, has caught fire. Witnesses say explosions were heard. | |
| The coal-fired power plant in eastern Michigan's St. Clair County became engulfed in flames at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The DTE Energy management has issued a statement, saying that its employees have been evacuated and there are “no known” injuries. | |
| Eyewitnesses told Fox2 Detroit that they could heard explosions and that the fire could be seen from about 3 miles away. | |
| A video shot from the air showed clouds of dark smoke billowing over the facility as firefighters struggled to put down the fire. | |
| Flames covering almost the entire roof of the building could be seen coming from under the roofing in one close-up shot. |