Crime & Safety

Emergency Responder Training To Involve Detonations, East Hampton Police Say

Police said a federal law enforcement agency informed them that the training would be taking place Wednesday and Thursday.

EAST HAMPTON, CT — Police said they were "notified that a federal law enforcement agency" is conducting emergency responder training at the old Connecticut Yankee Power Plant in Haddam Neck.

The training will be Wednesday and Thursday between noon and 3 p.m.

"The training will involve small, controlled detonations of small amounts of explosives in order to train first responders on how to respond to these types of incidents," police said.

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