Yesterday morning at 7:30, the Marshalltown Fire Department responded to a fire at the ITC Marshalltown transformer yard, situated northeast of the Alliant Marshalltown Generating Station. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a small fire atop a large transformer. ITC personnel swiftly disconnected power from a section of the yard to facilitate firefighting efforts. Using class B foam from a ground monitor, firefighters cooled the transformer equipment. A drone equipped with an FLIR camera enabled remote temperature monitoring. Once the equipment was adequately cooled, all fire department resources were withdrawn. Fortunately, there were no reported power outages affecting customers, and the incident concluded without any injuries. Fire department units remained on-site for approximately 4 ½ hours.

Jesse DeMeyer, KFJB News Reporter