Officials: Conn. power plant explosion kills multiple people, causes a number of injuries

Officials: Some die in Conn. power plant explosion

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — An explosion at a power plant under construction in Connecticut has killed multiple people, and an unknown number of people are injured.

Al Santostefano, the deputy fire marshal in Middletown, tells The Associated Press the explosion happened at 11:17 a.m. Sunday at the Kleen Energy power plant there and portions of the building blew away. He says 50 workers were in section of power plant where explosion happened.

The 620-megawatt plant was being built to produce energy primarily using natural gas.

Santostefano and Betsy Hard, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, say they do not know how many were killed or injured.

The explosion shook houses at least 10 miles away.

Several ambulances have been seen leaving the scene without lights on.