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Mitchell Power Plant

Mitchell Power Plant is a large coal fired power station located on West Virginia Route 2 south of Moundsville, West Virginia, United States.

It has a 1,206-foot (368 m) tall chimney, which was built in 1971. This smokestack was once the tallest in the world for a short period of time. As of 2013 it is the sixth tallest, and still the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern United States.

A second 1,000 foot tall smokestack was built in 2006 to comply with emission regulations. On March 6, a fire broke out at the top of the new stack trapping several construction workers just as they were finishing the installation of the stack's fiberglass liner. Three of the workers were rescued by helicopter evacuation; a fourth worker at the site, Gerald Talbert, died from the accident.

See also

Records
Preceded by World's tallest chimney
367.6 m (1206 ft)

1968-1971
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Mitchell Power Plant". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Comparison Diagram of World's Tallest Chimneys". Skyscraper Page. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Fire traps workers atop W. Va. Smokestack". NBC News. March 5, 2006.
  4. ^ "Families settle for $27M in fatal W.Va. Smokestack fire".