Connecticut power plant blast 'causes mass casualties'
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A huge explosion has rocked a power plant in the US state of Connecticut, with US media reporting at least two people killed and many more injured.
Black smoke could be seen pouring out of the plant site shortly afterwards.
A receptionist at nearby Middlesex Hospital told local media it was receiving victims from the explosion.
The Middletown Press newspaper said a gas pipeline had exploded at about 1130 (1630 GMT).
One local resident said the shockwave felt like an earthquake.
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Connecticut State Representative Matthew Lesser, who lives about the mile from the plant, told the BBC: "Our windows rattled, friends who live closer to the blast site report significant damage to houses."
He added: "I sit on the energy committee and we've been following the construction of this company," he said.
"As I understand it, they were testing a gas line when the explosion took place but we're not sure. Our first priority is making sure that everyone there is safe."
Hundreds of people are believed to have been working at the plant, located on the Connecticut river to the south of Middletown, at the time of the explosion.
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Damn, this is pretty bad. Let's just hope the death count remains at two.