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Investigation Begins Into Deadly Power Plant Blast

By Michelle RuizFeb 8th 2010 – 1:35PM
AP

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(Feb. 8) -- As federal investigators launched a probe into the cause of a deadly power plant explosion in Middletown, Conn., officials said today that nobody is believed to be buried under the debris. The Sunday morning explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant killed five people and injured at least 12. Officials...

Background on connecticut power plant explosion

The 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion occurred at the Kleen Energy Systems power station in Middletown, Connecticut, United States at 11:17 am EST on February 7, 2010. The plant had been under construction from February 2008, and was scheduled to start supplying energy in June 2010. The initial blast killed five and injured at least fifty; one of the injured later died in hospital, bringing the total death toll to six.

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