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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.

Emergency crews are on the scene of an explosion and fire at a power plant in Middletown. There are reports of mass casualties, but there are no confirmed details. The explosion happened at the Kleen Energy natural gas plant on River Road around 11:30 a.m. Two LifeStar helicopters are on the scene. There are reports that homes near plant have been damaged by the explosion. It was felt as far away as Wallingford, North Haven, North Branford and Cheshire. No other details were immediately available.

Connecticut Gas Explosion At Power Plant 'Leaves Up To 50 Dead' As many as 50 people may have been killed in an explosion on Sunday at a US energy plant in Connecticut, a hospital spokesman said, adding a search and rescue operation was under way. 07 Feb 2010 "The reports vary from a few, several to possibly as many as 50 dead," Brian Albert from the Middlesex hospital, which was treating several of those injured in the blast, said. "They are in the process of search and rescue," Mr Albert said, adding the Middlesex was currently treating six patients and...

(Feb. 7) -- Authorities said a power plant explosion has killed at least two people and injured 100 in the Hartford, Conn., suburb of Middletown Sunday. "We had an explosion at our new Kleen power plant," said Middletown Police Officer Kevin White. He told AOL News there are "mass casualties." White confirmed at least two people were dead. According to local CBS affiliate, WFSB-TV, 250 are injured. There are reports of people trapped under collapsed parts of the plant.

Several people were killed and at least 14 injured Sunday in a powerful explosion at a natural gas plant under construction in Middletown, Conn., officials said. Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, said there were multiple deaths but she didn't know how many. Middletown deputy fire marshal Al Santostefano said 50 construction workers were in the section of the power plant where the explosion happened at 11:17 a.m. He said he didn't know what caused the blast. Dogs were searching for victims in the rubble, but there were no signs of life...