Fund, Facebook help victims' families

Middletown, Conn. (WTNH) - A fund is being created, and several Facebook pages have been established, to help bring moral and financial support to victims' families of Sunday's plant explosion in Middletown.

A statement from the office of Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said a fund will be set up at MiddConn Federal Credit Union . Donations can be made to:

Families of Kleen Energy Tragedy
c/o MiddConn Federal Credit Union
213 Court Street
Middletown, CT 06457

Donations can be sent directly to the credit union or through the mayor's office.

The following Facebook pages have been established as well:

• Unite and support: for all people affected by the Middletown explosion
• Kleen Energy Plant Explosion in Middletown, CT
• Families and Victims of the Kleen Energy Plant Explosion
• RIP to those who died in the power plant explosion
• I felt the shock of the Power Plant Explosion in Middletown, CT on 2/7/10
• R.I.P. To anyone who died in Kleen Energy Explosion

The Middlesex Chapter of the Red Cross has also set up a toll free, 24-hour hotline for anyone who is concerned about a loved one or who has questions regarding this incident. The number is 860-347-2577.