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Sheriff: Joseph Then, 65, killed in tractor explosion near Brainerd

Man in Central Minnesota dies in tractor explosion


Man in Central Minnesota dies in tractor explosion

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CUSHING TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A man died Saturday after a tractor explosion in central Minnesota.

It happened just before noon in Cushing Township, about 20 miles southwest of Brainerd.

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Morrison Co. Sheriff’s Office


The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office says 65-year-old Joseph Then of Randall was driving this tractor when it hit an underground propane tank valve.

First responders flew him to Hennepin Health in Minneapolis, but he later died of severe burns.

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