MARQUETTE, MI-- Marquette firefighters were called to the WE Energies Power Plant on Lakeshore Boulevard after a fire broke out in one of the plant's coal hoppers.
Tuesday around 4:25 a.m. two engines and six firefighters responded. A second alarm brought five additional personnel to the scene. As of 9:50 a.m. firefighters remained at the plant, assisting WE Energies officials in mitigating the incident. Fire engines left the scene around 10:30 a.m.
Officials don't yet know how much damage the fire has caused.