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February 8, 2010

At Least Five Workers Die at Power Plant Explosion in Conn.
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At least five workers died Sunday in a massive explosion at the Kleen
Energy Systems natural gas power plant in Middleton, Connecticut. The
explosion destroyed the plant and could be felt up to thirty miles away.
Rescue workers are still searching for workers who remain unaccounted
for. The explosion occurred while workers cleared the plant’s natural
gas piping system. Just three days before the blast, the federal
Chemical Safety Board recommended changing national fuel gas codes to
improve safety when gas pipes are being cleared in light of a deadly
natural gas explosion at the Con Agra Slim Jim production plant in North
Carolina last June.



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