Conn. power plant blast kills several, injures 14 (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 02/07/2010 - 3:50pm

Emergency personnel work at the site of the Kleen Energy plant, seen in this aerial photo, after an explosion in Middletown, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said.




 

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