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A Richland County chemical plant suffered a setback early this morning when a massive transformer caught fire, sending flames shooting into the sky.
Finnchem USA Inc., a chlorine manufacturer, has a large transformer behind its plant at 200 Wateree Station Road near Eastover that contains 2,200 gallons of oil, Columbia-Richland Fire Department spokesman Brick Lewis said.
Firefighters responding to a structure fire call before 2 a.m. found it was not the plant but the transformer that was aflame, the oil burning. It took two hours to get the fire under control with a combination of foam and water. Twenty-three units responded to the call and more than 40 firefighting personnel were on the scene, a precautionary measure in case the fire spread.
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