No fire, no threat to the public after explosion at nuclear power plant near Berwick

SALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — First responders from Luzerne County rushed to the scene after an explosion at a nuclear power plant.

Video from the Salem Township Fire Station's Facebook page shows dashcam footage of the explosion at the nuclear power plant along Salem Boulevard in Salem Township, just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Once on scene, officers met with plant workers, who told them it was a flare from standard off-gassing —a process in which gases are released into the air.

Officials with the station say there were no injuries to workers and there is no threat to the public after the explosion.