UPDATE – More than $21,000 has been raised in a GoFundMe for five boys hurt in a storage unit explosion near Bagley, Minnesota.
The boys’ family says all five are in critical condition in a burn treatment center at a Minneapolis hospital. Their injuries range from five to 55 percent of their bodies burned and they will need surgery.
Click here to view the GoFundMe.
CLEARWATER COUNTY, Minn. – A man and five children are hurt after an explosion near Bagley.
It happened around 12:30 Monday at a storage unit north of town on 370th Street. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office says the man and children, ages six to 14, suffered burns.
Authorities say a propane tank leaked inside the metal storage unit. When the doors opened, the man lit a cigarette leading to the explosion. People passing by were able to help before first responders arrived.
The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating. The Sheriff’s Office says the man and children’s conditions aren’t known.
