A man riding a tractor hit a propane valve on his property in central Minnesota over the weekend, igniting an explosion that killed him, officials said.
The incident occurred midday Saturday about 3 miles north of Randall in Cushing Township, the Morrison County Sheriff's Office said.
The Sheriff's Office said 65-year-old Joseph Then, of Randall, was badly burned after he hit the underground valve in the 10300 block Lakewood Drive and died at HCMC.
