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Natural Gas Explosion, Fire In South Mpls.

Damage In Cub Foods Parking Lot

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The Cub Foods sign was melted by the heat of the fire from a gas main explosion in south Minneapolis.
Damage In Cub Foods Parking Lot

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A car was damaged by the heat of the fire from a gas main explosion in south Minneapolis.
Damage In Cub Foods Parking Lot

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A car sits scorched following a gas main fire in south Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Explosion

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Massive Hole After Explosion, Fire

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A massive hole is left behind in the street after an explosion and subsequent fire.
Fire Gas Explosion

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Melted Car Up Close

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An up-close shot of a car melted from the explosion and fire in south Minneapolis.
Massive Hole After Explosion, Fire

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A massive hole is left behind in the street after an explosion and subsequent fire.
Gas Line Explosion

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Gas line explosion about 2-3 blocks from Kathy Lewinski's house.
Interstate 35W Closed During Fire, Explosion

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Melted Cars In The Cub Foods Parking Lot

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Cars in the Cub Foods parking lot were charred from the explosion and fire.
Inspecting Southbound I-35W Bridge

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Crews inspect the bridge on southbound I-35W after an explosion and fire nearby.
Massive Flames After Gas Line Explosion

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A natural gas line exploded into massive flames in South Minneapolis Thursday morning at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and 60th Street.
Gas Line Explosion

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Gas line explosion about 2-3 blocks from Kathy Lewinski's house.
Massive Flames After Gas Line Explosion

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A natural gas line exploded into massive flames in South Minneapolis Thursday morning at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and 60th Street.
Cub Foods Hole After FIre, Explosion

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Massive Flames After Gas Line Explosion

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A natural gas line exploded into massive flames in South Minneapolis Thursday morning at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and 60th Street.
Cub Foods Sign After Explosion, Fire

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Massive Flames After Gas Line Explosion

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A natural gas line exploded into massive flames in South Minneapolis Thursday morning at the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and 60th Street.
Large Fire In Minneapolis

The intersection of Nicollet and 60th in the aftermath of a gas line fire. (credit: CBS)
Day Care Evacuated

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A nearby day care was evacuated after the explosion and fire.
Large Fire In Minneapolis

The intersection of Nicollet and 60th in the aftermath of a gas line fire. (credit: CBS)
Day Care Evacuated

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A nearby day care was evacuated after the explosion and fire.
Large Fire In Minneapolis

The intersection of Nicollet and 60th in the aftermath of a gas line fire. (credit: CBS)
Melted Cub Foods Sign From Explosion, Fire

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The Cub Foods sign was melted from the heat of the explosion.
Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Photo taken from southbound 35W before it was fully closed.
Children Evacuated From Nearby School

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Students from Windom Open School were evacuated after the explosion and fire.
Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Charred Cars in Cub Foods Parking Lot

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Cars in the Cub Foods parking lot were charred from the explosion and fire.
Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Todd Matzke took this photo from his phone of flames as he was driving by as it happened this morning. This is right at the start of the fire going north on 35W. All lanes were open at this time.
Charred I-35W Bridge From Explosion, Fire

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Parts of the southbound Interstate 35W bridge were charred from the fire. That section of the interstate was closed until crews could inspect the bridge.
Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Todd Matzke took this photo from his phone of flames as he was driving by as it happened this morning. This is right at the start of the fire going north on 35W. All lanes were open at this time.
Melted Cub Foods Sign From Explosion, Fire

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The Cub Foods sign was melted from the heat of the explosion.
Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Photo taken from southbound 35W before it was fully closed.
Massive Hole After Explosion, Fire

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A massive hole is left behind in the street after an explosion and subsequent fire.
Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Large Gas Explosion In South Mpls.

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Large Fire In Minneapolis

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Explosion In South Minneapolis

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Explosion In South Minneapolis

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Explosion In South Minneapolis

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Explosion In South Minneapolis

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Explosion In South Minneapolis

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William Ball

Get the location right, for those who don’t know what happened you’re really off on this; don’t tell people it’s near Diamond Lk Road when it was a full 6 blocks away right off the 60th street exist of 35W!

Gregg McClurg

Hey William, get on the Ball….6 blocks is near!
complainer

In the general scheme of things, the location was great! I knew the general area to avoid – a major interchange is a GREAT way to provide a location.

I get a feeling, William, you’re never happy.

random

And William….it’s “exit” not “exist”.
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/03/17/witnesses-of-south-mpls-explosion-recall-intense-heat-2/ Witnesses Of South Mpls. Explosion Recall Intense Heat « CBS Minnesota

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TheMan

I agree with William….and 6 blocks in an urban area makes a considerable difference. People 6 blocks away from this event didn’t need to worry, although the media loves to lead people to believe otherwise.

i

Reallly? Nice discussion. ‘complainer’ is worried about avoiding the location. ‘William’ is incensitive to the nature of reporting a breaking story. ‘The Man’ loves blaming the media for whatever ails anything anywhere, apparently.
Really?

AWSOME person

OMG that was the biggest fire i have ever seen!!!!
msf

KSTP chanel 5 had nothing else to do yesterday other than report on the gas explosion and they continue to report on it today constantly showing the massive hole in the street. Enough already!!
Jo

The explosion from the gas line most likely started from one of the vehicles throwing out his used cigarette. The fumes were probably strong enough to ignite
scott

Really ?! Oh I hope it was my Pall Mall 100…..that woukd be SWEET !!!!!
!@$#&

Scary!!!!!!
ZoeyyeoZ

Those flames are HUGE!
dissappointed

ok seriously people. those pics said nothing of it being on diamond lake rd or whatever. if you look the caption of the first pic says the location of the cub that was right next to the explosion. on nicollet and 60th. stop being such a whiney baby…
David Sanders

Funny people still have their brakes on…There is a gear select for Park.
editor

Natural gas explosions like this one are happening with alarming frequency all across the country — San Bruno, Philadelphia, Detroit and Allentown to name a few — and often with far more deadly consequences. Take a look at http://www.naturalgaswatch.org to get a sense of just how often natural gas lines are failing with fatal consequences.
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