Authorities are investigating an explosion at a Veterans Administration hospital in Connecticut that killed at least two people.
According to initial reports, the blast happened Friday morning in a building at the VA Connecticut Health Care System hospital in West Haven.
“Early indications are that this appears to have been caused by a steam pipe,” Gov. Ned Lamont said in a Twitter message. “Our hearts go out to their colleagues and families at the VA Center.”
A VA employee and a contractor were the two people who were killed while a third person was still missing, the Associated Press reported.
The explosion happened in a non-patient related part of the hospital, officials said.
Gov. Lamont said state agencies are working alongside the local and federal counterparts to conduct the inquiry into what happened.
“This is a heartbreaking tragedy and I have instructed our state agencies to provide full resources as the response and investigation continues,” he said.
• Mike Glenn can be reached at mglenn@washingtontimes.com.
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