CNN Breaking News — An explosion at a Connecticut power plant near Hartford has caused “mass casualties,” authorities say.
CNN Breaking News — An explosion at a Connecticut power plant near Hartford has caused “mass casualties,” authorities say.
Holy shit.
Hartford Courant says it’s a plant on River Road in Middletown, black smoke visible miles away, houses shaken as far away as Durham.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=hartford+avenue,+newington,+ct&daddr=river+road,+middletown,+ct+to:durham,+ct&hl=en&geocode=%3BFQIaegIdWUWs-ymVOOvH5EnmiTEzyGpfGiafyQ%3BFSX2eAIdCvmq-ym559VgYjPmiTEsXNopeo0dDQ&mra=ls&sll=41.58977,-72.685547&sspn=0.351783,0.665359&ie=UTF8&ll=41.599527,-72.685547&spn=0.35173,0.665359&z=11
http://www.courant.com/community/middletown/hc-middletown-explosion-0207,0,2838001.story
http://middletownpress.com/articles/2010/02/07/news/doc4b6ef2d228983062585943.txt
http://www.anamericanlion.com/aal/power-plant-explodes-in-middletown-connecticut.html
Forget “as far away as Durham” … was apparently felt in New Haven, per @jimheem. That would imply Newington could feel it too.