Middletown, Connecticut rocked by explosion

Digital Journal ^ | Sunday Feb7 2010 10:19 AM MST | KJ Mullins

[malamute]

An explosion in Middletown, Connecticut has rocked the town. Initial reports are that about a dozen people have been injured.

Middletown, United States - The Middletown Fire Department just said in a phone interview that they are in the process of putting out a second alarm. There are an unknown number of casualities. The explosion took place at NRG Power Plant on River Road. According to their web site they are the fossil-fueled electric generating plant in the state. Reports are saying that the blast could be felt as far away as Durham.

[Mouton]

Sounds reminiscent of the Hydrogen cracker that blew up at the Exxon refinery outside Linden NJ circa 1970...that one was hurd 40 miles away.

[Carley]

Keeping in mind that casualties are not fatalities.

That said, prayers for all.

[winoneforthegipper]

Scanner for the area.

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=3426

[Gondring]

Kleen Energy is a combined cycle turbine with low-sulfur oil as backup. Dang, I thinjk we should be using our natural gas for industry (chemical feedstock), not power, but this isn’t what I want as a lesson. :-(

[TSgt]

[raybbr]

CT ping. Prayers up for the families and workers.

[TSgt]

2 confirmed dead so far.

[TornadoAlley3]

[united1000]

What’s the distance there?

[NormsRevenge]

Explosion Rocks Middletown
Casualties Reported; Crews From Surrounding Towns Respond
http://www.wfsb.com/news/22491279/detail.html

WFSB; Hartford, CT.

Middletown, Conn. — Police in Middletown said there was an explosion with mass casualties just before 11:30 a.m. at the Kleen Energy plant on River Road.

Fire departments from around the area are responding.

WFSB has received calls from people from as far as Higganum and Meriden who said that their homes shook from the force of the explosion.

[TornadoAlley3]

http://kleenenergy.com/

[TSgt]

No clue.

[TSgt]

According to their web site they are the fossil-fueled electric generating plant in the state. The plant uses natural gas oil and ultra low-sulfur distillate fuel.

[raybbr]

What’s the distance there?

If that's from New Haven (I think it is) then it's about 25 miles.

[TSgt]

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Power-plant-explodes-many-injured-355283.php

At least two are dead and several have life-threatening injuries, we are told. There are mass casualties, as many as 75 people injured. There were about 100 people inside the plant today where they were supposed to be testing some upgrades made recently to the facility. About 30 ambulances have responded to the scene, as well as the two Lifestar helicopters. A witness said the explosion caused a "massive ball of fire 40 to 50 feet into the air." Homeland security has also been called to the scene.

[onedoug]

Prayers....

[TSgt]

Fire is now reported to be under control.

[Gondring]

IIANM, both gas and oil were to be fed to the plant by pipeline.

[neodad]

Homeland Security called to the scene? Terrorism to be ruled out shortly...