Severe Storm Shatters Largest City In Connecticut

Severe storm shatters largest city in Connecticut By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN 2010-06-25T05:53:23Z BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A severe storm packing ferocious winds tore through Connecticut's largest city Thursday, toppling trees and power lines and collapsing several buildings as a powerful line of storms swept across parts of the Northeast. Remarkably, no serious injuries were reported.... © 2010 The Associated Press.

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