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Demolition is expected to get underway at the Minneapolis school where an 

 killing two longtime employees in August.

Minnehaha Academy says on its website that it has secured the necessary permits from the city and that crews will be working to remove debris from the site over the next two weeks. 

After the debris is removed at the school's Upper Campus, the destroyed portion of the building will be torn down. Ruth Berg and John Carlson were killed and nine others injured when the building collapsed Aug. 2.

Federal investigators say the explosion happened as two contractors were installing new piping to move gas meters from the school's basement to the building's exterior.

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Minnehaha Academy says on its website that it has secured the necessary permits from the city and that crews will be working to remove debris from the site over the next two weeks.

Demolition to begin at Minnehaha Academy

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