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Two killed in Williston area oil well explosion 
The rig explosion happened around 5:40 p.m. McKenzie County Sheriff Ron Rankin said 21-year-old Brendan Wegner of Montello, Wis., died at the scene. Ray Hardy, of Mohall, N.D., died Thursday morning at a hospital in St. Paul, according to the hospital.
By Associated Press , September 15, 2011
Minneapolis teacher injured in classroom chemical explosion
A high school teacher was injured in a classroom chemical explosion today, the first day of the new school year in Minneapolis Public Schools.
By Associated Press , August 29, 2011
Rural Larimore house explosion victims recovering in Nebraska
Two people hurt in a fatal home explosion near Larimore, N.D., are recovering now in Nebraska, after first being taken to a Twin Cities-area facility in Minnesota following the late June blast.
By Associated Press , August 17, 2011
Chippewa County woman survives house explosion
A fire official says emergency crews were surprised to find a woman had survived an explosion that destroyed her farm house in Chippewa County.
By Associated Press , August 15, 2011
Second victim of July Minneapolis house explosion dies
Valerie VanMieghem-Moore, 41, was taken off life support Wednesday morning at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) with her husband, mother and other family members standing nearby. The other woman in the house at the time, Elizabeth Mulay, 43, died Aug. 5.
By Matt McKinney , August 11, 2011
2 Hamline students arrested after on-campus 'prank' explosion
Two Hamline University students have been arrested after an on-campus explosion in what police are calling a prank that went too far.
By Associated Press , August 10, 2011
One of 2 woman injured in Minneapolis house explosion, fire dies
Elizabeth Mulay, 43, had been in critical condition at Hennepin County Medical Center following the fire July 30.
By Associated Press , August 08, 2011
Norway broadcast: 1 confirmed dead in Oslo government headquarters blast
Norway's public broadcaster NRK says one person has been confirmed killed in the explosion at the government headquarters in Oslo.
By Nils Myklebost , July 22, 2011
Pipeline explodes in rural NE Wyo., nobody hurt
A newly built gas pipeline exploded in a remote area in northeastern Wyoming with enough force to be heard 10 miles away.
By Associated Press , July 21, 2011
COURTS: Moorhead family sues after boy, 13, burned in grill explosion
The family of a 13-year-old boy badly burned in an explosion last April after he poured gasoline on a lit barbecue grill has filed a lawsuit claiming the gas container should have had a safety device to help prevent the fiery blast.
By Dave Roepke , July 13, 2011
Sheriff's office says propane, likely ignited by water pump, caused explosion
Propane was the cause of the Monday explosion in a home just north of Larimore, N.D., according to the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department.
By Stephen J. Lee , June 29, 2011
Sheriff IDs victims in house explosion near McCanna, N.D.
Grand Forks County Sheriff Bob Rost released the names Tuesday of the three victims, including an infant who was killed, of the explosion that destroyed a home near McCanna, N.D., Monday night. The infant's mother and a man were injured.
By Stephen J. Lee , June 28, 2011
Explosion levels rural Larimore house
Report: Child killed; two adults injuredThree people were taken by ambulance to Altru Hospital after an explosion leveled their rural home Monday evening northwest of Larimore, N.D. Grand Forks County Sheriff Bob Rost told a local radio station that a child died in the explosion.
By Stephen J. Lee , June 28, 2011
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