Storm Cleanup Causes Explosion

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(Warren Co., IA) -- A man is hospitalized after an explosion during storm cleanup. The man was using a skid loader to clean branches from his Moffit Lake area property in Warren County Thursday evening when the machine ruptured an underground propane line. The man was rushed to MercyOne in Des Moines after the small explosion. West Des Moines and Northern Warren fire departments both assisted at the scene.


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