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Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« on: February 07, 2010, 12:27:28 PM »
 Mass casualities and multiple injuries were reported Sunday after a massive explosion at a Connecticut power plant, police confirmed to Fox News.

The explosion occurred just before 11:30 a.m. local time at the Kleen Energy plany on River Road in Middletown, Conn., according to authorities.

About 100 people were working at the plant during the time of the explosion. ...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585040,00.html
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 01:27:47 PM »
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Medical rescue personnel told the newspaper there were at least two fatalities, and at least 100 people injured — including four in critical condition.

Things I've seen elsewhere suggest that these figures are very preliminary, with unpleasant updates likely.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 02:56:41 PM »
No reason for the explosion yet????

My sympathies for the families, friends and neighbors of all effected by this tragedy.....
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 03:00:43 PM »
Quote from: Linda on February 07, 2010, 02:56:41 PM
No reason for the explosion yet?

Natural gas.

No, I'm not kidding.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 03:03:52 PM »
Kleen Energy is a customer of ours; I was talking to their rep earlier today and he's pretty worried about some of the people he talks to.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2010, 03:24:25 PM »
I caught up with some youtube footage. It is hard to believe that only two people have died, but let's hope that there are no more deaths. Sympathies to familes and  friends of the workers.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 04:29:58 PM »
The Yahoo! News article I saw said 14 injured, with multiple fatalities.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2010, 04:59:08 PM »
That is terrible! :( Prayers.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2010, 06:00:45 PM »
Gang, this had to have been a big plant, with serious capacity.  I've been inside a 7 mW "peaker" plant which comes on only when demand is highest (and the power company can get the most for the electricity generated, maybe an hour a month average).  It's the size of a 45-foot long trailer pulled by a Volvo or a Mack (trucks).  It's a gas turbine--essentially, a jet engine.  Completely automated--it can be turned on by a computer command 50 miles away.

This thing was big.

ETA:  620 mW, from a link to Kleen Energy's web site.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 08:40:49 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 07, 2010, 06:00:45 PM
Gang, this had to have been a big plant, with serious capacity.  I've been inside a 7 mW "peaker" plant which comes on only when demand is highest (and the power company can get the most for the electricity generated, maybe an hour a month average).  It's the size of a 45-foot long trailer pulled by a Volvo or a Mack (trucks).  It's a gas turbine--essentially, a jet engine.  Completely automated--it can be turned on by a computer command 50 miles away.

This thing was big.

ETA:  620 mW, from a link to Kleen Energy's web site.


Fox news has some pretty good pictures.
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Re: Fatalities Reported After Massive Explosion at Connecticut Power Plant
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2010, 02:03:18 AM »
Sad news.  :(
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