A teenager was killed and another was injured when a propane tank exploded Wednesday at a busy, sprawling farm supply company in Waconia, just west of the Twin Cities. The dead teen, an employee of Waconia Farm Supply, was approaching a propane-container-filling area in front of the business’ main building when the explosion occurred about 5 p.m., according to Carver County Sheriff Bud Olson. Friends identified the victim as Ryan Samuelson, 17, a senior at Waconia High School. Funeral arrangements for Samuelson are pending at the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia. Wednesday’s blast was followed by a fire in the main building, a sprawling compound that includes several buildings, fuel tanks and a nursery area. The fire was quickly put out, but the front of the main building facing the propane tank, which includes an Ace Hardware storefront, suffered fire, smoke and water damage. Another teenage boy was taken to nearby Ridgeview Medical Center and treated for hand injuries, according to a
A teenager was killed and another was injured when a propane tank exploded Wednesday at a busy, sprawling farm supply company in Waconia, just west of the Twin Cities.The dead teen, an employee of Waconia Farm Supply, was approaching a propane-container-filling area in front of the business’ main building when the explosion occurred about 5 p.m., according to Carver County Sheriff Bud Olson.Friends identified the victim as Ryan Samuelson, 17, a senior at Waconia High School. Funeral arrangements for Samuelson are pending at the Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia.Wednesday’s blast was followed by a fire in the main building, a sprawling compound that includes several buildings, fuel tanks and a nursery area.The fire was quickly put out, but the front of the main building facing the propane tank, which includes an Ace Hardware storefront, suffered fire, smoke and water damage.Another teenage boy was taken to nearby Ridgeview Medical Center and treated for hand injuries, according to a nursi
