Duke Energy says dam breached at North Carolina plant and coal ash may be flowing into Cape Fear River

A Duke Energy dam containing a lake in North Carolina was breached Friday, possibly causing coal ash to flow into the nearby Cape Fear River, the company said.

Floodwaters were overtop an dike at Sutton Lake, a 1,100-acre reservoir at the L.V. Sutton Power Station. That water has caused breaches in the dam on the south end of the lake, which is flowing back into the river, a company Duke Energy spokeswoman told the Associated Press on Friday.

Duke energy shares, which were higher before the news hit, rolled over and were last down about 1.7 percent.

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