Middletown

In the minutes leading up to the fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC power plant project in Middletown, CT, earlier this month, there was enough natural gas released into the atmosphere to fill an entire pro-basketball arena from floor to ceiling, said the Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) lead investigator into the blast.

In the minutes leading up to the fatal explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems LLC power plant project in Middletown, CT, earlier this month, there was enough natural gas released into the atmosphere to fill an entire pro-basketball arena from floor to ceiling, said the Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) lead investigator into the blast.

Just days before Sunday’s fatal explosion at a gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued recommendations that national codes be changed to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged. Sunday’s explosion is thought to have occurred during a pipeline purge or “blow down” (see Daily GPI, Feb. 9).

Just days before Sunday’s fatal explosion at a gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued recommendations that national codes be changed to improve safety when gas pipes are being purged. Sunday’s explosion is thought to have occurred during a pipeline purge or “blow down” (see Daily GPI, Feb. 9).