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    May 22, 2018
    Explosion injures one in Swift County
    BENSON — A Swift County man was injured Monday afternoon in an explosion at a rural residence east of Benson. The injured man was identified...
    news/accidentsMay 22, 2018 - 3:31pm
    April 30, 2018
    t04.30.2018 -- Jed Carlson -- 050118.N.DNT.HuskyC1 -- Kollin Schade, manager of Husky Energy's Superior refinery (from left) leads a tour with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Douglas County Board Chairman Mark Liebaert and Superior Mayor Jim Paine before a press conference at Husky Energy on Monday afternoon. Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com
    Officials will consider future use of hydrogen fluoride after refinery fire
    SUPERIOR, Wis.—City of Superior and Husky Energy officials said they are examining whether to continue using hydrogen fluoride at Superior's...
    news/firesApril 30, 2018 - 8:45pm
    April 28, 2018
    In this aerial photo of Husky Energy oil refinery taken Saturday morning, April 28, damaged storage tanks, mangled pipes and ponds of water and other liquids are visible. There are still hot spots as evidenced by small amounts of smoke rising from the top at top center. (Bob King / Forum News Service)
    Smoke plume from burning asphalt likely toxic: EPA says testing shows air was safe after Superior oil refinery fire was out
    SUPERIOR, Wis. — At the height of the Husky Energy oil refinery fire Thursday, April 26, as a massive plume of smoke billowed into the...
    newsApril 28, 2018 - 10:00pm
    April 27, 2018
    Brandon Flaada uses a cup on a stick to gather water samples from Newton Creek in Superior for Husky Energy. The company was monitoring water quality of the stream after Thursday's fire at the oil refinery. (Clint Austin / Forum News Service)
    Focus shifts for fire cleanup: Superior recovers as refinery monitors safety
    SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior's evacuation order has been lifted, but the mop-up continues on the scene of Thursday's massive fire at the Husky...
    newsApril 27, 2018 - 7:26pm
    April 26, 2018
    An explosion and fire rocked the Husky Energy refinery and Superior just before 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26, shaking buildings up to a mile away. Photo by Mark Androsky.play button
    Refinery blast injures at least 11; fire still burning as evacuation continues
    SUPERIOR, Wis. — A series of explosions and fires rocked the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior on Thursday, April 26, sending a black plume...
    news/firesApril 26, 2018 - 10:35pm
    January 22, 2018
    Five people missing after explosion at Oklahoma drilling site
    Five people are missing after an explosion at an Oklahoma drilling rig Monday morning, according to news reports. The explosion happened shortly...
    news/firesJanuary 22, 2018 - 7:33pm
    May 23, 2017
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    Essay: I was at the Ariana Grande concert where a bomb exploded
    MANCHESTER, England - I went to the Ariana Grande concert Monday expecting it to be one of the best nights of my life. I hadn't been to a concert...
    newsMay 23, 2017 - 2:28pm
    March 10, 2017
    Home damaged after runaway Suburban creates propane explosion in neighbor's yard
    BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — If the neighbors around East Munson Lake Drive weren’t awake yet Friday morning at 6:47 a.m., they would be soon,...
    news/accidentsMarch 10, 2017 - 2:01pm
    January 27, 2017
    Bullet fired through window of Willmar home
    WILLMAR – Police are investigating after a bullet traveled through the upstairs window of a Willmar home early Thursday morning. No one was...
    newsJanuary 27, 2017 - 4:43pm
    December 21, 2016
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    Explosion levels Mexican fireworks market, at least 29 die
    MEXICO CITY—A massive, multicolored explosion decimated a fireworks market outside the Mexican capital on Tuesday, leaving it a charred...
    newsDecember 21, 2016 - 10:00am
    November 11, 2016
    Three injured in explosion at Eden Valley business
    A machinery fire at an Eden Valley business Thursday afternoon sparked an explosion, injuring three men. Duane Stang, 46, of St. Cloud, James...
    newsNovember 11, 2016 - 10:08am
    No injuries after explosion at Clarkfield grain elevator
    All employees have been accounted for and no injuries were reported after an explosion at the Clarkfield Grain Elevator around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten said the Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call reporting the explosion and fire, according to...
    newsMay 11, 2016 - 1:43pm
    March 31, 2016
    Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks with Callaway Fire Chief Keith Heinlein, Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander and Chief Deputy Shane Richard about last week’s train accident and explosion during a stop she made in Callaway Thursday afternoon. (BRIAN BASHAM | FORUM NEWS SERVICE)
    Callaway officials praise drone in helping fight derailment, explosion
    CALLAWAY — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., met with emergency responders in Callaway Thursday and was a little surprised to hear them sing...
    newsMarch 31, 2016 - 9:23pm
    May 6, 2015
    BNSF oil train detrails, tankers on fire, northeast N.D. town evacuated
    HEIMDAL, N.D. -- The small North Dakota community of Heimdal and surrounding farmsteads have been evacuated after an oil tanker train derailed Wednesday morning. Wells County Emergency Manager Tammy Roehrich said the BNSF Railway oil tanker train derailed about 7:30 a.m. about...
    news/nationMay 6, 2015 - 9:52am
    March 29, 2015
    Explosion destroys home in Chokio
    MORRIS — A Saturday morning home explosion in Chokio did not injure anyone but kept emergency responders from across Stevens County busy. At approximately 10 a.m. Saturday, the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls reporting a house explosion in Chokio....
    newsMarch 29, 2015 - 11:14pm
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