The Pine County Sheriff's Office confirms there has been an explosion in Willow River. They are asking the public to avoid the areas northwest of Willow River.

A damaged pipeline caused an explosion in Pine County, Minnesota, on Friday.

There are two fires underway near Willow River, which is about 50 miles southwest of Duluth.

Preliminary findings in the fatal explosion at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center appears to center on the condition of the ...

The Pine County Sheriff’s Office say, “On Friday, January 16th, 2026, at approximately 1:43 pm, Pine County Dispatch was inundated with 911 calls of explosions.” The calls were from a rural area west ...

There has been an explosion near Willow River, the Pine County Sheriff's Office reports.

The inspector did not make a bad judgment call,” the lawsuit says. “He ignored the rules that exist to keep people alive.” ...

The report by the NTSB provided details in the hours leading up to the explosion at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center on Dec.

An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board also found that a PG&E worker turned away firefighters responding to the leak.

The NTSB released an initial report on the explosion and fire that destroyed a home near Hayward last month, but is still analyzing the handling of the response to a gas leak before the explosion.