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Homeowner survives house explosion

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VERGAS, Minn. (AP) -- A homeowner has survived an explosion that destroyed his house in Otter Tail County.

The sheriff's department said Tuesday Vergas firefighters responded to the property Monday afternoon and found the 67-year-old homeowner inside the rubble. Peter Hansen was taken to Perham Health with non-life threatening injuries.

Sheriff's officials say the house is a total loss. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the explosion.

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