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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,Emergency crews were called to the VA campus in West Haven on the morning of Nov. 13.Two people were killed in an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus.WEST HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Two people were killed and one was hurt in an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus.Sen. Richard Blumenthal confirmed the deaths to Channel 3.The VA hospital is located on Campbell Avenue, but the incident appears to have happened near the rear of the building in the Crest Street area.Crews were called there on Friday morning, state police confirmed.Detectives from the FEIU were dispatched to 950 Campbell Ave in West Haven to assist local fire marshals with a reported explosion. Please contact for any further details regarding this active and ongoing investigation.— CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) The explosion happened while some kind of repair was being made, Blumenthal said.The two people who were killed were workers, according to West Haven firefighters.Blumenthal identified one as a VA worker. He said the other was a contractor.There's no word on who the person the injured person was.State Sen. James Maroney offered condolences to the families of those impacted by what happened."My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their life in the explosion at the VA [Friday]," Maroney said. "I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the first responders who are on hand dealing with the situation as we wait to find out what caused the explosion."Sen. Chris Murphy said he was closely monitoring the situation."My heart goes out to those affected and I stand ready to assist local and federal officials as we learn more," Murphy said.I am closely monitoring the situation at the West Haven VA following the explosion this morning. My heart goes out to those affected and I stand ready to assist local and federal officials as we learn more.— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) Channel 3 has a crew on the scene.Refresh this page and watch Eyewitness News for updates.Copyright 2020 WFSB (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.×××Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,racist or sexually-oriented language.PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.Don't Threaten. Threats of harming anotherperson will not be tolerated.Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyoneor anything.Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ismthat is degrading to another person.Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link oneach comment to let us know of abusive posts.Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitnessaccounts, the history behind an article.

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Welcome,Emergency crews were called to the VA campus in West Haven on the morning of Nov. 13.Two people were killed in an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus.WEST HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Two people were killed and one was hurt in an explosion on the West Haven Veterans Affairs campus.Sen. Richard Blumenthal confirmed the deaths to Channel 3.The VA hospital is located on Campbell Avenue, but the incident appears to have happened near the rear of the building in the Crest Street area.Crews were called there...

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