Breaking News Giant Explosion At US Power Station

Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:48 pm » by **Kris75**

Breaking News5:37pm UK, Sunday February 07, 2010
Giant Explosion At US Power Station
A gas line has exploded at a power station in the US state of Conneticut, with several casualties reported.
More follows...

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Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:50 pm » by **Pindz**

links , videos, pictures ........... needed..........

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100207/ts_ ... _explosion
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100207/ap_ ... _explosion
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07161104.htm
http://www.courant.com/community/middle ... 8001.story
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/22 ... etail.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35283135/ns/us_news/

Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:52 pm » by **Kris75**

Breaking News5:48pm UK, Sunday February 07, 2010
Giant Explosion At US Power Station
A gas line has exploded at a power station in the US state of Connecticut, with casualties reported.
Local media claimed the giant blast at the Kleen Energy plant had left many injured.

After the blast, Conneticut resident Christine Taylor asked other Twitter users whether they had heard or felt "loud rumbling and shaking".

"Didn't feel like an earthquake. Sonic boom perhaps?" she wrote.

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SONIC BOOM???????????????????????

SOURCE
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Explos ... ergy_Plant

Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:57 pm » by **Rizze**

Just seen this myself, thanks kris75 :flop:

http://www.ktla.com/news/nationworld/hc-middletown-explosion-0207,0,1128297.story

MIDDLETOWN - Witnesses and emergency response authorities said as many as 100 people were injured and an undetermined number may have died when a massive explosion, which homeowners more than 10 miles away and mistook for an earth quake, blew up a power plant being built on the Connecticut River in the southern section of Middletown.

An hour after the explosion and what is believed to be the Kleen Energy Systems plant on River Road, emergency rescue personnel were continuing to arrive by vehicle and helicopter. Helicopters were airlifting victims to area hospitals.

Neighbors of the plant said as many as 100 employees may have been working there when the explosion took place. Confirmed information about damage and injuries from authorities was difficult to obtain.

A resident of East Hampton almost directly across the river from the plant said he heard a load booming explosion at about 11 a.m. Immediately afterward his house was hit with a concussion that caused him to believe someone had driven an automobile into his home. The concussion interrupted services at a nearby East Hampton church, causing parishioners to speculate that the area had just experienced an earthquake.

Other witnesses said they felt the concussion as far away as North Branford and Durham.

A neighbor of the plant said there were quantities of natural gas on the site.

A witness looking at the destruction from across the river in Portland said the main plant building seemed to have been substantially leveled.

State police fire and explosive investigators were rushing to the scene at around noon Sunday, as well as state police urban rescue crews, which would search rubble for victims.

more photos here
http://www.ktla.com/news/nationworld/hc-middletown-explosion-pictures-0207,0,2214831.photogallery

Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:59 pm » by **Scoundrel1975**

BBC News claiming mass casualties, not good at all :nails:

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:00 pm » by **Kris75**

thanks for the uppdate rizze and pindz!! :flop:

A gas pipe explosion at a power station in the US state of Connecticut has left "mass casualties", police have confirmed.
According to a CNN report, two people have died and dozens more have been injured in the blast, which occurred at around 11am.

Local media reported that several ambulances and fire crews had attended the scene, while neighbours of the power plant said up to 100 workers may have been there at the time.

The shockwaves from the explosion were felt around the state, and Twitter users in the area shared their experiences.

Conneticut resident Christine Taylor asked other Twitter users whether they had heard or felt "loud rumbling and shaking".

"Didn't feel like an earthquake. Sonic boom perhaps?" she wrote.

After being informed of the nature of the incident, she added: "The explosion must've been enormous. Middletown is at least 12 miles from where I live..."

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Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:07 pm » by **Warrito**

if we wait news might post it

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:07 pm » by **Drjones**

It's 'terrorists'. :oops:

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:07 pm » by **Rizze**

ATTN:CT Kleen Energy plant bank-rolled by Goldman Sachs during financial crisis.

This is a direct pdf download.
http://www.eifgroup.com/graphics/FINAL%20EIF%20ReprintNP.pdf

Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:14 pm » by **Timewarp**

You can watch a video on this link below

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/middlesex_ ... -explosion