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Did welding spark set off deadly blast?

Published - Feb 09 2010 21:56 PM

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The explosion that killed five people at a Connecticut power plant may have been touched off by a welder's torch, sources say. The Hartford Courant reported a natural gas line had just been purged Sunday morning, an ... Read Full Story

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