Explosion rocks PGE power plant in southern Poland

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WARSAW (Reuters) - A coal dust explosion hit Poland's top utility PGE Turow lignite power plant late on Tuesday, sparking a fire that caused a shutdown of three out of eight blocks of the plant responsible for 7 percent of the country's power supply. Thirty-five units of firemen were fighting the blaze after the blast at the 2.1 gigawatt plant's coal transportation system that lightly injured four, but causing no casualties. The firemen and staff were assessing the damage that potentially could cause a power deficit in the southwestern part of European Union's largest eastern member. ...

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