A power plant in Middleton, Connecticut was rocked by a explosion killing at least two people and reportedly leaving many more injured.

Medical rescue personnel said two were dead at the site and, of 100 so injured, four were in critical condition.

“There are bodies everywhere,” a witness said. Another witness said many victims may be buried in rubble.

The Middletown Press newspaper said a gas pipeline had exploded at about 1130 (1630 GMT), sending flames shooting into the sky.

One local resident said the shockwave had felt like an earthquake.

“We heard such a loud explosion and the dog was outside and I heard her bark. And then when we went outside we saw a very big explosion of bright orange flame between the two smoke stacks,” Lynn Townsend told the Associated Press.

(via LaTimes)