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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.

Aid group says April train collision in North Korea left 1,000 dead Thu Jun 1, 11:09 PM ET A Buddhist humanitarian aid group says two troop trains packed with soldiers collided head-on in North Korea in April leaving more than 1,000 dead. The reported accident occurred in Kowon County in the remote and rugged northeastern province of South Hamkyong on April 23 when a train went out of control on a downhill stretch of track after its brakes failed. It rammed into another train that was climbing the hill on the same track, according to the group, Good Friends. "The...