CT Power Plant Under Construction Explodes; 'Bodies Everywhere'
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Early reports were that a natural gas leak could have caused a devastating explosion Sunday morning that killed two and injured as many as 100 at a power plant being built south of the city on the Connecticut River.
Homeowners more than 10 miles away said the 11 a.m. explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems power plant on River Road created a shock wave so intense they mistakenly thought the central part of the state had experienced an earthquake.
Medical rescue personnel said two were dead at the site and, of 100 so injured, four were in critical condition.
"There are bodies everywhere," a witness said. Another witness said many victims may be buried in rubble.
O&G Industries, the contractor, is being investigated by OSHA and local police in the Jan. 15 death of a construction worker in Hampden County, CT.
I just heard on CNN that the workers were bleeding the gas from a gas line when the explosion happened. She also said police had said two had died but now they are saying they can't confirm how many or if anyone was. Apparently now they have dogs in there searching to find anyone who might be buried.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
How are the right wingers going to blame this on Obama.
My regards to all that have been injured in this tragedy and to all the families that have lost a loved one.
Pat Robertson says it's God's revenge for working on a Sunday.
God says it's our fault for listening to Pat Robertson.
I imagine the tea baggers are working on that blame thing even as we type.
It sounds like a horrible event. People who lived 20 miles away said they felt it.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Easy. Evidently is was a "clean energy" plant being built. This will be used to set back the green agenda.
Terribly sorry for all those injured and those who lost members of their family.
Now watch and see if the insane Scientology crime syndicate ringleaders send "volunteer ministers" to rook and swindle money from the victims, just like the f^cks are going in Haiti.
...have been "evacuated" to neighboring states?
on Obama, Osama et al, the "far left", "terrorists" and the gays. Not necessarily in that order.
Just make sure we put them all in red states.
Republicans are liars and simply cannot be trusted.
I live near one in Fla. So far, so good! No freaky things growing on the beach, unless you count the tourist.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
After the investigation I bet its because of shotty work. I went to a seminar and the instructor said that OSHA gets more support depending which party is in office. When republicans are in the rules tend to be more relaxed. This is the end result.
What exactly is "shotty" work...Is it "shitty" and "cruddy" put together?
Gotta love the consequences of the unfunded mandates of "No child left behind".
Jeez.
"I can't keep doing this on my own with these...people."
OSHA rules, but I even seen it in Ca. with Dems in control. They relaxed drug testing on one PG&E construction job I was on because they couldn't get enough clean people to fill the positions.
My brother is a Union carpenter and worked at that plant last summer. He lost people he knows. A woman carpenter there, at the scene, saw someone's head and arm blown off their body. The Carpenters didn't lose anyone but the Pipefitters did.
They were bleeding the gas lines, testing. The investigation is ongoing as to what may have caused a spark. Another of my brother's "brothers" said the static electricity today was very high as the air is very cold and dry. This very likely had absolutely NOTHING to do with OSHA rules not being followed.
This is a tragic event and to make light of it is a shame. I am thanking God that my brother was not there today.
natural gas supply works there but I worked on a couple of natural gas fired peaker plants before and the gas supply is fed to the plant before they put the smell in so your nose does you no good to detect leaks. Totally unsafe, IMO
pending more detailed news but what exactly do you suppose "bleeding lines" means. Before you fill a line with a combustible or explosive gas it must first be purged of all oxygen or shit will happen. This gas is usually run to a flare stack until the line is free of all traces of oxygen.
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CNN is now reporting that 5 are confirmed dead and:
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples, promising liberty and justice for all
Condolences to those who lost loved ones....
Speedy recovery to those injured.
LuLu
It seems a bit sensationalistic to use a quote of someone saying "bodies everywhere" in the headline of a post where your lede then states that two people were killed.
i've calmed down a bit now, but i was frightened to death this morning when i was driving through middletown on rt. 9 about 2 miles from the plant right on the river. my heart about stopped when the shockwave hit. i'm glad i wasn't going very fast. when i stopped and looked back i could see smoke rising in the distance over the trees.
not good.
I bet anyone $1,000 if this explosion had happened at a coal plant there would be a lot more demagoguery from the left.
Remember this blast the next time you hear nuclear power labeled as "inherently unsafe".
ALL the ways there are to generate enough power to run cities have associated costs. And associated risks. And if the die rolls badly, associated collateral damage. "Damage", as in, dead humans.
ALL of them. Coal. Gas. Nuclear. Dams. Even solar.
If you have your thinking cap on, you ASSUME there are costs and risks for each and every choice under discussion. All of them.
Me? I oppose nuclear power because it seems to cost too damned much. Money cost. Getting a nuclear power reactor up and running costs out the wazoo, and that's before you even get into the costs associated with negative PR. Links upon request.
But I don't delude myself that the alternatives are "clean".
so you admit then that you don't want humanity to progress past small, hamlet sized communities, and and at the same time oppose power sources capable of delving into subatomic physics, and even running disneyworld.
that's good to know.
Not me.
I did not say we should not progress.
YOU did.
What I said was that it'll cost.
Nice try, idiot.
remains there. Condolences to those who lost loved ones. I'll reserve any additional comments until more is learned.
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I have to say, I really hate these "phonetic spellings" that corporate america has foisted upon us ever since the dot com boom in 2000/1.
I guess the energy is not that "Kleen" if it blows people up.
Natural gas should not be called "clean energy", it should be called "slightly less polluting energy".
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