A fire and explosion caused a scare this morning at the Iatan 1 Power Plant near Weston.

The explosion happened around 9:30 this morning and was contained quickly, according to Kansas City Power and Light spokeswoman Courtney Hughley.

All approximately 250 employees were accounted for and no one was injured.

The fire occurred in what’s called the “B Coal Bunker” at the coal powered plant.

The power plant was able to continue operations. The Iatan Generating Station is comprised of two coal-fired power plants. Iatan 1 opened in 1980, and has a 651 megawatt generating capacity. Iatan 2 opened in 2010 and has generating capacity of over 850 megawatts.