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| The Kleen Energy plant is seen in this aerial photo after an explosion in Middletown, Conn., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) |
Investigators at Site of Middletown Blast
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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) _ Investigators are at the site of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under
construction, trying to determine the cause while making sure the badly damaged building is safe.
Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said investigators were interviewing survivors while crews were slowly and carefully
removing more than 100 gas cylinders used for welding and pipe cutting. He said some might be damaged, but the building is metered constantly for any leakages.
Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday, saying they couldn't rule out negligence.
The powerful explosion blew apart large swaths of the nearly completed 620-megawatt Kleen Energy plant as workers for the
construction company, O&G Industries Inc., were purging a gas line Sunday morning.
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