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‘Small Explosion’ Injures 2 Bassett Workers

‘Small Explosion’ Injures 2 At Bassett By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Two construction workers were injured when a “small explosion” occurred near the hospital’s receiving dock this morning, with one injured severely enough to require transport to Upstate Medical in Syracuse. According to Karen Huxtable-Hooker, public and media relations director,  the accident happened this morning, when a contractor was transporting equipment in an exterior service stairwell connected to a construction site.…

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5 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT FIRE, TAKEN TO BASSETT

5 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT FIRE, TAKEN TO BASSETT 3 Of 5 Cooperstown Volunteers; Propane Tank May Have Blown Five firefighters, three from the Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department, were transported this evening to Bassett Hospital after a raging garage fire that began in the hamlet of Middlefield shortly before  9 p.m. set off an explosion, perhaps a propane tank, inside the wooden structure.  The extent of their injuries was not immediately known.  In top photo, the county’s assistant emergency coordinator, Victor…