Published on February 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
A powerful explosion heard and felt miles away from the natural-gas power plant in Middletown, Conn., where it occurred Sunday morning may have killed two people and injured several more. The explosion at the 620-megawatt plant, being built by Kleen Energy Systems LLC, may have been caused by a natural gas leak, according to a [...]
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Published on February 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
There were fears up to 250 may have been injured in the blast at a gas-fired power plant in Connecticut. Two people were confirmed dead last night but rescuers were continuing to comb the wreckage of the plant, which is owned by Kleen Energy Systems. At least four of the injured were in a critical [...]
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