One Person Killed in Boiler Explosion at Southeastern Texas Power Plant

One Person Killed in Boiler Explosion at Southeastern Texas Power Plant
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The Associated Press
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FRANKLIN, Texas—One person was killed when a boiler exploded at a southeastern Texas power plant Wednesday morning, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Luminant.

“A contractor was fatally injured” in the blast about 8 a.m. at the Oak Grove Power Plant, according to a statement from spokesperson Meranda Cohn for Luminant, which owns the plant.