By: Arianna Fragiacomo
An explosion at Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, Connecticut this past Sunday left 5 dead and 25 injured. The power plant was under construction at the time of the blast. Workers were working on a natural gas pipeline which is believed to have been the cause of the accident.
The power plant is a 620 megawatt gas fired power plant. Upon competition the power plant would have been one of the biggest power plants in Connecticut. There were 50 people working on the plant at the time of the explosion, says Al Santostefano, Fire Deputy Marshall.
The plant was 95% completed. The completion date was set for June 1. Middletown Mayor, Sebastian Giuliano, stated that was no threat to people living in the surrounding area from any substances that may be in the air. There are search and rescue teams combing the area for any victims of the blast. There were many different contractors involved and employee lists were being compiled to see who was working when the accident occurred.
Victims were sent sent to Middlesex Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital, and Hartford Hospital to be treated. It took emergency crews a while to get inside of the plant directly after the explosion because of the fire.
Residents of the surrounding area reported feeling the blast from up to 20 miles away. Many residents said it felt like an earthquake has struck the Connecticut area.
5 comments:
(Tyler)
- Nicely written and well put together.
- The addition of the reasoning behind the explosion would've helped your article.
(Anne)
-Well written, I liked that you included a direct quote from the fire deputy Marshall and stated specific facts.
-There were a few grammatical errors.
(Sam)
-Good article, Great detail. I like the use of numbers, giving your readers precise information.
-I didnt see much wrong with this article except I'm not sure if it was a direct quote from the Deputy Marshall, if so its just missing quotations.
(Kathleen)
Well written-I had no idea this even happened, and you seemed to know a lot about it.
-You covered a lot of the information people would like to know, while reading about this.
-Just a few grammar errors.
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