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Methane gas causes barn explosion


October 19, 2009  by Post-Bulletin (Rochester MN)

October 19, 2009,
Hayfield, MN – Methane gas caused an explosion inside a hog barn on a farm in
Minnesota shortly before noon Oct. 14.


October 19, 2009,
Hayfield, MN – Methane gas caused an explosion inside a hog barn on a farm in
Minnesota shortly before noon Oct. 14.

The explosion was caused
by methane gas that gathered at the ceiling of the barn and was ignited by two
LP gas heaters suspended from the ceiling.

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