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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Three explosions and a fire gutted a building at a natural gas plant in southern Alaska early Thursday, authorities said.
No one was injured at the Point MacKenzie plant owned by Fairbanks Natural Gas, KTVA-TV, Anchorage, reported.
An employee reported the first explosion just after 7 a.m. The second blast occurred about 45 minutes later, while the third was heard by firefighters at about 9 a.m. and may have been caused by a truck or barrel of oil stored in the building exploding.
Firefighters doused a nearby building with water to keep it from catching fire and were also able to save tanks that were near the fire.
Temperatures below 10 degrees Fahrenheit helped stop the flames from spreading.
The fire did not disrupt fuel supplies.
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