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Late Tuesday morn ing, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission revealed the first description of the fire and details of the damage. The company said later Tues day that the plant's main genera tor may have sustained "serious damage" during the fire, but that it could be several days be fore the extent was known. Maine Yankee President Charles Frizzle said the fire was "probably the most serious event" at the plant in its 19 years. He stressed no one was injured and the blaze posed no danger to the public. The fire began 6:32 p.m. Mon day and was classified as an "un usual event," the lowest of four ratings the NRC gives to nuclear plant incidents. NRC spokeswoman Diane Screnci said that authorities on the scene reported "a loud boom" preceded the hydrogen fire, but she said investigators were unsure whether an explo sion occurred. The NRC's initial report of the incident said "reports were re- BREITLING 1884 CHRONOM AT, self-winding chronograph. 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If the generator is inoperable, the plant may be down for several months while a new generator is installed. Frizzle said. Officials were investigating the source of the fire, which oc curred 100 to 200 feet from the containment building that en cases the plant's nuclear reactor within a 4V2-foot wall of concrete reinforced with steel. The plant was operating nor mally when the main trans former failed and the reactor shut down automatically, offi cials said. Frizzle said the fire probably began with a fault, or short, in the transformer or sparks in the generator that could have ig nited hydrogen, which is used as a coolant for the generator. "Both scenarios are equally likely," he said. The fire was fueled by leaks in hydrogen lines running under the generator, officials said. DON’T UNDER PR E TAG-Heuer SWISS MADE SINCE 1860. don't UNDER PR E S'wjte TAG-Heuer SWISS MADE SINCE 1860. 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