Connecticut power plant blast kills five
February 8, 2010
News in the US: It is reported that in the gas explosion five were killed and at least 12 people were injured on Sunday. Local officialdoms said that at an under-construction power plant in central Connecticut the incident happened.
The blast was heard 20 miles away reported the local residnets at about 11:19 a.m. at the Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut.
“There is no present or continuing threat to anybody from either substances getting into the atmosphere or of a possible subsequent explosion,” Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said, adding terrorism has been ruled out.
“Urban search-and-rescue teams are on the premises … with dogs, attempting to locate and account for further victims,” Giuliano said.
It is not known by now that how many people were working in the plant. The plant was about 95 percent complete, when the explosion took place. Many contractors were part of the project, Giuliano said, complicating efforts to account for those who may have been on the site.
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Posted by Angelia Kates · Filed Under US News
