Sunday, February 7, 2010

Connecticut Power Plant Explosion

Connecticut Power Plant Explosion
Gas and electric power plants by the River Middletown exploded earlier in the day, resulting in the death of at least two people.
Four people were pulled from the rubble and the life-threatening injuries and a source at the scene said the death toll will rise.
He is not sure how many other people were injured, but officials said there was "a large number of victims."
Some of the injured were treated at the scene. They do not know how much, if any, were taken to hospitals, despite the heavy losses that the State plan was in place, and hospitals, including St. Raphael in New Haven, Yale University, New Haven, the bed was clear of any injury.
State police are in the factory with search dogs and rescue, but seems to have shifted from a search and rescue to recovery, according to a source at the scene.
The first reports that about 100 people were inside the building when the explosion occurred, but a number of staff did not leave around 6:30 am after finishing a night shift. It is estimated that about 60 people are still inside the building when the explosion occurred about l1: 30 am It is not known how many were achieved.
At least 30 ambulances to the scene and received, as well as two Lifestar helicopters.
A witness said the blast caused the ball, "a huge fire from 40 to 50 feet in the air."
Gov. M. Jodi Rell activate the Emergency Operations Center in Hartford, and is being staffed by: the Ministry of State for Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), Ministry of Public Health (do I), the National Guard and State Police. Do I is to provide tents at the scene for shelter and medical screening.
Real is on its way to the scene.
Windows of nearby houses flying by the blast.
People who live miles away from the factory, and some in the Meridien Hotel and Wallingford, said they felt the earth shake from the blast.
Guilford, a resident, said he felt like an earthquake "nice", and called police, who said that as a result of the explosion of power plant, 16 miles

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