Transformer Fire Shuts Indian Point
“A transformer exploded at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in suburban New York. (35 mi. from NYC).
The blaze, which sparked an oil leakage, forced the automatic shutdown of the facility’s Unit 3 reactor, which sits near the Hudson River and supplies five per cent of the power to the state.
The fire – which was seen sending plumes of smoke into the air by passersby on the other side of the river – was quickly extinguished and the reactor was deemed safe and stable,

