Kern Power Plant

Kern Power Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationBakersfield, California
Coordinates35°22′46″N 119°5′43″W / 35.37944°N 119.09528°W / 35.37944; -119.09528
StatusDefunct
Decommission date1986
OwnerPacific Gas and Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuelOil

Kern Power Plant was a former power station located in Bakersfield, California, that was operational until 1986. During its implosion in August 2013, shrapnel injured five bystanders, including one man whose leg was severed.[1]

References

  1. ^ "5 spectators injured at old power plant implosion". Yahoo News. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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