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At least 5 dead in Connecticut power plant blast


Fire officials said a natural gas leak caused the blast during testing at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC facility, which was 95 percent complete and due to come online this summer as the largest electricity generating plant in New England.

As many as 200 workers were at the site on any given day and the exact number of dead and injured would not be known until each contractor provided a list of employees, Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano told a press conference.

Search and rescue teams with dogs and several fire departments were still sifting through the rubble after the explosion and fire, Giuliano said.


http://www.reuters.c...E61619Q20100208

Man that sucks, thoughts are with all the affected family's, friends and coworkers. Lets hope that the death toll doesn't raise anymore.

I live about 15 miles from this plant, I felt the blast and thought nothing of it until I went to my buddy's house and he told me the plant that he worked at for 5 months just exploded. Scary stuff. I hope for a speedy recovery of the injured and my prayers are with the family+friends of the deceased.

http://www.wfsb.com/...279/detail.html

This post has been edited by ConnLineKid: 07 February 2010 - 07:38 PM