Mitchell Power Plant

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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 Script error: No such module "convert". tall chimney, which was built in 1971.[1] This smokestack was once the tallest in the world for a short period of time. since 2013Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". it is the sixth tallest, and still the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern United States.[2]

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.[3] Three of the workers were rescued by helicopter evacuation; a fourth worker at the site, Gerald Talbert, died from the accident.[4]

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Records
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check World's tallest chimney
367.6 m (1206 ft)

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