5 dead, at least 12 injured in Connecticut power plant blast

5 dead, at least 12 injured in Connecticut power plant blast
February 7, 2010 5:49 p.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: Mayor's office confirms five people killed in blast
Explosion happened at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, Connecticut
Plant was under construction and was in "testing phase," police officer says
"It was almost like an earthquake," nearby resident tells CNN affiliate WTNH
Middletown, Connecticut (CNN) -- Five people were killed and at least 12 were injured in an explosion Sunday at an under-construction power plant in central Connecticut, local officials said.

A statement from the mayor's office in Middletown, Connecticut, was the first official confirmation of the number of deaths in the explosion.

Residents up to 20 miles away reported hearing the blast about 11:30 a.m. at the Kleen Power Plant in Middletown, a suburb of Hartford, Connecticut.
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