Blast Flattens Commercial Building In Minnesota

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At Least Two People Killed

RAMSEY, Minn. -- At least two people died in an explosion that leveled a building Tuesday morning in the Minnesota town of Ramsey, authorities said. A county sheriff's captain said emergency workers have recovered the remains of two people and are still searching for a third person in the rubble. A fourth person was rescued alive earlier and remains in critical condition with second- and third-degree burns at a hospital.

The building was occupied by a real estate business and also held office space used by a bank. The blast hit about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.

It is not clear what caused the explosion, although utility crews were at the scene taking care of a broken gas line.
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