State and federal investigators are responding to the VA Medical Center in West Haven. (FOX 5 NY) CONNECTICUT - An explosion in a maintenance area of a Veterans Affairs hospital campus in Connecticut killed two people Friday, officials said.“We received a report this morning that an explosion occurred at the West Haven campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System that resulted in two deaths in a non-patient care area," VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a statement.“Neither of the victims were VA patients and patient care was not affected.
Emergency personnel are on the scene," the statement said. "Our prayers are with the families of the victims of this explosion.”Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app.