Emergency crews responding to PGV incident

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Hawaii County police and firefighters, as well as a hazardous materials team, were en route to Puna Geothermal Venture on Wednesday around 4:15 p.m. after reports that the geothermal plant had gone offline and appeared to be venting steam.

Hawaii County police and firefighters, as well as a hazardous materials team, were en route to Puna Geothermal Venture on Wednesday around 4:15 p.m. after reports that the geothermal plant had gone offline and appeared to be venting steam.

Civil Defense officials said they were looking into the matter, but had no further information at the moment.