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| 'Mass casualties' in US explosion | |
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| There has been a large explosion at a power plant in Connecticut, causing mass casualties, US media report. | There has been a large explosion at a power plant in Connecticut, causing mass casualties, US media report. |
| Ambulances and fire engines have been called to the 620MW gas- and oil-fired Kleen Energy plant in Middletown, south of the state capital, Hartford. | |
| The Middletown Press newspaper said a gas pipeline had exploded at around 1130 (1630 GMT), and that flames had been shooting out of it at one point. | |
| Witnesses said homes were shaken and black smoke could be seen for miles. | Witnesses said homes were shaken and black smoke could be seen for miles. |
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