The 11-story coal plant was being demolished at an abandoned mine in Kentucky when it collapsed Tuesday night, trapping two people under multiple floors of concrete and steel.
File image of emissions rise from the Kentucky Utilities Co. Ghent generating station in Ghent, Kentucky, U.S., on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
In a statement, State Sen. Phillip Wheeler, whose district includes Martin County, said he was saddened by the news. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said first responders were able to find and make contact with one of the two men, news outlets reported. The plant hasn’t been in use for several years and the men were on the bottom floor when it collapsed, trapping them beneath tons of rubble, Kirk said.
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