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Explosion, fire destroys O'Neill church office building

Vehicle hit gas line approximately an hour before explosion

Whether the luck of the Irish was with them or if a divine power intervened, emergency personnel are thankful that no fatalities or major injuries were reported in an explosion that rocked O'Neill before sunrise on Monday.

At approximately 5:55 a.m., an explosion occurred in the St. Patrick's Parish Center, in the 300 block of Benton Street.

KBRX Radio owner Scott Poese, of O'Neill reported flames as high as 50 to 60 feet were visible in the early-morning skies shortly after the blast occurred.

Liquid oxygen tanks did not explode, according to Terry Miles, OVF&R chief information officer. The...

 

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