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Waco hazmat team called to fire at Leon County coal facility

The fire was reported to be at the Texas Westmoreland Coal Company.

JEWETT, Texas — The Waco Fire Department is sending some of its crews to Leon County to assist with a fire at a coal facility.

The department tweeted that its hazmat unit and other firefighters are providing aid at Texas Westmoreland Coal Company near a power plant on FM 39 in Jewett, Texas. That's in Leon County.

The number of firefighters going to help with the fire is not known at this time; neither is the size of the fire or how it started.

Stay with 6 News as this story develops.

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