Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis fire and collapse

7:55 PM CST >>> UPDATE: TwinCities.com: One dead, one missing in gas explosion/collapse at Minnehaha Academy.

UPDATE 2:04PM CST - Ruptured gas line likely cause of explosion; Two people still missing, nine hospitalized, death unconfirmed, CNN:

Two people were unaccounted for and nine were hospitalized [on] Wednesday after a natural gas explosion shook Minnehaha Academy[.]
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One witness said two men yelled "gas!" shortly before the blast.
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The Minneapolis Fire Department initially said one person was killed. But it later tweeted the death was not confirmed.

Authorities said early indications are the blast may have been caused by a ruptured gas line.

Breaking news Wednesday morning...

Photo: KSTP.com

Minnehaha Academy on fire, collapses. KMSP Fox 9:

There are reports of a building explosion and collapse at the Minnehaha Academy Upper School.
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The Minneapolis fire Department confirms one person is dead and other people are trapped beneath the collapse. Crews are extinguishing the fire, searching for victims and performing extrications

“There was a gas leak and explosion at the Upper School,” Minnehaha Academy confirmed. “Emergency responders are on the scene. This only affects the Upper School.”

More, from KSTP.com :

Originally, the Minneapolis Fire Department reported one fatality. However, the department then said that fatality had not been confirmed. People were also trapped in the building, according to authorities.

Minnehaha Academy issued the following statement:

"There was a gas leak and explosion at the Upper School. Emergency responders are on the scene. This only affects the Upper School."

Other news sources are reporting three people unaccounted for.

Report of death now unconfirmed.  KARE News 11:

Emergency responders are on scene at a building explosion and fire that authorities say reportedly killed at least one person at Minnehaha Academy Wednesday morning.

Photo: KSTP

Loud boom preceding fire, explosion. KARE News 11:

Residents near the area say they could feel the explosion.

"It was just a really loud boom," said one resident. "You felt it in your chest."

Authorities are on the scene extinguishing the fire and searching for victims.

Photo: KARE News 11

Five people transported to hospital, ruptured gas line blamed. KSTP.com:

Five people were transported to the hospital; one person was evaluated and released, according to the department.

Bryan Tyner, assistant chief of administration for the Minneapolis Fire Department, said the explosion was the result of a suspected ruptured gas line, which then caught on fire.

Two people now missing. WCCO:

According to police, there are now two victims unaccounted for (a third was found uninjured), five victims taken to the hospital — one critical — and one victim evaluated and released.

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