(EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP) — Fire crews worked through the night to extinguish a blaze at a power plant along the St. Clair River in Michigan. The fire at the DTE Energy plant in St. Clair County’s East China Township was about 80 percent under control Thursday night. St. Clair Fire Chief Dave Westrick says crews went into the building overnight to look for hot spots. The utility says crews remain on the scene and the plant is closed. There’s no estimate on when it might reopen. There were no injuries from the fire, which was reported about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The utility says a coal-fired generation unit that produces electricity inside the facility caught fire and employees were evacuated. In a statement, DTE says air monitoring is in place and readings are “well within normal limits outside the facility perimeter.” Detroit-based DTE says customers won’t see any effects on electrical service.
