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Federal investigators blame valve failure for Husky refinery explosion

Federal investigators blame valve failure for Husky refinery explosion

A federal agency says a massive refinery fire that forced the temporary evacuation of homes in the coastal Wisconsin city of Superior in April was caused by an explosion that sent debris hurtling into an asphalt storage tank.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Officials tracking Boundary Waters wildfire

Officials are tracking a 2-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Associated Press

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A new book examines the I-35W bridge collapse, 11 years later

A new book examines the I-35W bridge collapse, 11 years later

Kimberly Brown was among the survivors when the I-35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis 11 years ago. Her new book details her experience healing from injuries sustained in the collapse, and her own investigation into why the bridge fell.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Jetliner in Mexico crashes, catches fire, but all 103 aboard escape

Jetliner in Mexico crashes, catches fire, but all 103 aboard escape

A jetliner crashed in bad weather shortly after takeoff from the western Mexican city of Durango, skidding to a halt in a nearby field. However, all 103 passengers and crew managed a miraculous escape before flames consumed the plane.
by Scott Neuman

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Firefighters making tentative progress against deadly California wildfires

Firefighters making tentative progress against deadly California wildfires

The largest Carr Fire, which has engulfed more than 100,000 acres and killed six people, is now 23 percent contained. Meanwhile, the Ferguson Fire east of Los Angeles is 30 percent contained.
by Scott Neuman

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When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?

When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?

While it's difficult to attribute individual events to climate change, scientists say global warming makes extreme weather more common.

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Death toll from Greek wildfire reaches 91 as village grieves

Fire officials in Greece raised the death toll from a wildfire that raged through a coastal area east of Athens to 91 and reported that 25 people were missing Sunday, six days after Europe's deadliest forest fire in more than a century.
by Associated Press

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Hope grows as deadly northern California blaze slows down

Hope grows as deadly northern California blaze slows down

The deadly northern California wildfire that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes burned virtually unchecked Sunday as fire crews surveyed a small town that was reduced to an ashy moonscape of blackened trees and smoldering rubble.
by Associated Press

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Experts say urban sprawl, climate change are increasing risk of major wildfires

Experts say urban sprawl, climate change are increasing risk of major wildfires

A fire that started in a rural community in northern California underscored a new reality in the state when days later it suddenly roared through neighborhoods on the edge of the city of Redding: Urban areas are increasingly vulnerable to wildfires.
by Associated Press

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Pilot dies in central Minnesota plane crash

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported that it received several 911 calls just before 7:30 p.m. about a plane crash about 3 miles west of Alexandria.
by MPR News Staff

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