A house about a mile north of Freeborn, Minn., exploded Friday afternoon, severely injuring a 75-year-old man. Fire largely destroyed the home. Investigators were probing what might have caused the blast. The house had recently been sold.

A fire broke out early Sunday morning at the Buck Hill ski and snowboard area in Burnsville. KARE 11 reports flames were shooting through a temporary tent structure when firefighters arrived. The haunted house was under construction and scheduled to open early next month. No injuries were reported and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

Capitalizing on running's new popularity and effectiveness as a fundraiser, race organizers have tossed aside the small-scale, single-race business model in favor of large, wide-ranging configurations. The metro area is now the most saturated in the country in terms of running race events per capita.

A house exploded in Tracy, about 150 miles southwest of the Twin Cities, on Saturday morning, injuring three girls and their mother. All four were hospitalized. The house was fully ablaze when firefighters arrived. Witnesses said the explosion blew the chimney off the roof and glass from the home's front windows shot all the way across the street, the Marshall Independent reports. The cause was not immediately known.

A man was found dead inside a burning home in north Minneapolis Friday night. Around 8 p.m., firefighters were called to the home on 3838 Humboldt Ave. N. for a report of fire and discovered the body. It's unclear how the man died.

A neighbor rushed to the aid of a family whose house exploded in Tracy over the weekend, charging into the burning home to save a baby. The mother and three daughters who lived there were badly injured. Neighbors said the woman told them she had lit a cigarette prior to the blast.

Firefighters battled a fire after a crash that reportedly involved two semitrailers and a pickup truck. Police at the scene tell the Alexandria Echo Press no one was hurt.