Connecticut power plant explosion

Oberon · 02-07-10, 03:21 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8503142.stm

Sounds nasty, hope there's not many casualties and any subsimmers in the area are safe.

Schroeder · 02-07-10, 03:36 PM

In the German news they said that the local hospital said that there are at least 50 dead.

Let's hope that was just a hoax statement from some wannabe journalist.

Dowly · 02-07-10, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

In the German news they said that the local hospital said that there are at least 50 dead.

Let's hope that was just a hoax statement from some wannabe journalist.

The link Oberon posted says 2 killed.

Blacklight · 02-07-10, 04:25 PM

My father lives in Portland on the other side of the river from Middletown. He said it shook the whole house. Apparently, people heard the explosion all the way to Mystic.
When it happened, a bunch of my friends from Meriden were posting "What the hell was that noise ?" on their Facebook pages.

Schroeder · 02-07-10, 05:59 PM

The German media have just pulled back the story of the 50 killed. So maybe it wasn't that horrific after all. But let's see how this develops.

Oberon · 02-07-10, 08:35 PM

Death toll now stands at five, the explosion was heard and felt 30 miles away. A rescue operation is underway, there are reports of people trapped under the plant building, but it's sketchy at best. No-one knows yet how many people were in the plant at the time, on a usual day it would be 100-200, but most had been evacuated as they've been purging gas lines for most of the night.

Dowly · 02-07-10, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

The German media have just pulled back the story of the 50 killed. So maybe it wasn't that horrific after all. But let's see how this develops.

Maybe they mixed the deaths with total number of people that were at the plant when it happened. Atleast our news said there were 50 people there when it went tits-up.

02-07-10, 03:21 PM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Connecticut power plant explosion http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8503142.stm Sounds nasty, hope there's not many casualties and any subsimmers in the area are safe.

02-07-10, 03:36 PM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	In the German news they said that the local hospital said that there are at least 50 dead. Let's hope that was just a hoax statement from some wannabe journalist. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

02-07-10, 04:25 PM	#4
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	My father lives in Portland on the other side of the river from Middletown. He said it shook the whole house. Apparently, people heard the explosion all the way to Mystic. When it happened, a bunch of my friends from Meriden were posting "What the hell was that noise ?" on their Facebook pages. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-07-10, 05:59 PM	#5
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The German media have just pulled back the story of the 50 killed. So maybe it wasn't that horrific after all. But let's see how this develops. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

02-07-10, 08:35 PM	#6
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Death toll now stands at five, the explosion was heard and felt 30 miles away. A rescue operation is underway, there are reports of people trapped under the plant building, but it's sketchy at best. No-one knows yet how many people were in the plant at the time, on a usual day it would be 100-200, but most had been evacuated as they've been purging gas lines for most of the night.