2 killed in Indiana plant explosion

WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - April 28, 2008 Emergency crews have recovered the bodies of the two victims of the Monday morning blast in the city of West Terre Haute, Ind.

Plant manager Richard Payonk says the explosion at the SG Solutions coal gasification plant occurred when a metal fitting broke and released pressurized gas which ignited.

Payonk says operations at the plant near a Duke Energy power station have been halted because of the explosion.
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