Federal nuclear safety authorities announced an investigation into an incident Tuesday night at a north-central Pennsylvania power plant.

At 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, Unit 2 at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station outside Berwick in Luzerne County shut down completely from 100% power in what’s known as a scram, according to a report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

“Concurrent with the Unit 2 scram, the control room received a report of a fire outside of the protected area near the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station 500-kilovolt switchyard,” the NRC report states. “The local fire department responded to the site with lights and sirens active which caused heightened public concern on social media.”

A Facebook reel posted on the Salem Township Fire account details firefighters’

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