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"Olivia, Minn. Diner Crowd Recalls Propane Tanker Explosion Truck driver killed, acres of land scorched in propane blast OLIVIA, Minn. -- A propane tanker explosion killed a truck driver and scorched several acres of land Sunday morning near the intersection of Highway 71 and Highway 212 in Olivia, Minn. What caused 9,500 gallons to explode? The Minnesota State Patrol says the truck was hauling a tanker with 9,500 gallons of propane when something went terribly wrong around 7:20 a.m. “When the tank is breached and there is an ignition of some source, it gets too hot and there is an explosion,” Lt. Travis Glampe said. Locals recall the blast At the Chatterbox Café, just down the road from the accident scene, owner Paul Ager said he heard several small explosions before the big blast. “We looked over there and saw black clouds of smoke rolling up,” Ager said. “And then there was a humongous boom and the fire looked like it was just coming over here. I have no idea how high that was in the air but it was high.” Truck bound for Willmar The driver, whose name has not been released, worked for Huber Trucking of Mapleton. A representative from Western Co-op which owned the tanker said it was heading to a storage facility about 25 miles away in Willmar. Laurie Haney said the explosion rattled her home four miles away, leaving nothing but charred twisted metal. “My youngest got up and thought it was thunder,” Haney said. No other injuries No one else was injured in the explosion and no other vehicles were involved. The investigation is ongoing. “There are several different scenarios that we're looking at right now, and when the investigation is complete we'll be releasing that information,” Lt. Glampe said. Olivia is located about 97 miles west of Minneapolis"

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7928410&version=5&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

how bad would that suck...you're a propane truck delivery driver and then boom, outta here

regards,

continued existence



[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 8:34 PM. Reason : ps i wasnt really driving, but i am in MN, and i saw this on the news]

[Edited on November 23, 2008 at 8:36 PM. Reason : .]

11/23/2008 8:34:32 PM

"a sudden" not "the sudden"

11/23/2008 8:40:51 PM

what?

11/23/2008 8:41:33 PM

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wall-e is that you??

11/23/2008 8:41:40 PM

i can't even imagine what that explosion would look like

daaaaaamn

11/23/2008 8:44:32 PM

i always thought this would be the next terrorist attack

itd be easy to hijack a tractor trailer or 10 and run them into some building or large mass of people

11/23/2008 8:47:32 PM

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"“When the tank is breached and there is an ignition of some source, it gets too hot and there is an explosion,” Lt. Travis Glampe said. "

that some fine police work there travis.

11/23/2008 10:39:17 PM

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"At the Chatterbox Café, "

lmao

11/24/2008 12:05:09 AM