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Ethan James

Cause of hydro-electric power station fire revealed

A fire that destroyed a remote power station and left hundreds without electricity was accidental. (HANDOUT/Pulse Media Group via Tasmania Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management)

A massive blaze that gutted a hydro-electric power station and left hundreds of homes without power likely started on the building's assembly bay floor.

Tasmania's Tungatinah Power Station, which supplies five per cent of the state's energy, went up in flames on the night of September 2.

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