No injuries reported at Atikokan Generating Station

ATIKOKAN, ONTARIO - Ontario Power Generation (OPG) confirmed that all employees were safe and accounted for after an explosion in the coal gallery at Atikokan Generating Station northwest of Thunder Bay.

The cause of the event is under investigation. Local emergency crews, assisted by the station emergency response team responded to the emergency and work is now underway to repair the damage.

Ontario Power Generation Inc. is an Ontario-based electricity generation company whose principal business is the generation and sale of electricity in Ontario.

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