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Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs

Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3 Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3
Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3 Two people were killed and another three were injured after a steam pipe exploded at a Connecticut veterans hospital.  The explosion took place at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, according to reporting by Channel 3 Eyewitness News,  the West Haven Veteran's Hospital on Campbell Avenue.  The men who died were a contractor from Mulvaney Mechanical and a VA employee. The two had served in the U.S. Navy and were reportedly attempting to replace a steam line when there was an explosion that killed them both and injured three VA employees.  “State emergency management officials ar…
Danbury City Councilman Selected As New State VA Commissioner Danbury City Councilman Selected As New State VA Commissioner
Danbury City Councilman Selected As New State VA Commissioner DANBURY, Conn. – Danbury City Councilman Thomas J. Saadi will be nominated to serve as the new Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Tuesday. Saadi, who is also a major in the U.S. Army Reserve serving with the 411th Civil Affairs Batallion, has been serving as acting commissioner of DVA since October.  “I want to thank Governor Malloy for his confidence in first appointing me Acting Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs and now nominating me for the position of Commissioner,” Saadi said. “It has been an honor for me to be …