Sunday, February 7, 2010

Explosion in Conn. Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A Connecticut emergency official says some people have died in an explosion at a power plant in Middletown.  Middletown authorities have asked surrounding communities for help. Hard says urban search and rescue teams are on their way.

Fox news report - power plant is not online, construction workers were inside the plant working at the time of the explosion, blast was felt in durham (one town over) and believed to possibly be from a gas line that is believed to be what was being worked on

Witness To Middletown Explosion: 'There Are Bodies Everywhere'

Huge explosion at Connecticut power plant

Update - A fire official says about 50 construction workers were at an under-construction natural gas power plant in Middletown, Connecticut when an explosion happened.

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