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Published 12:00 am Friday, November 9, 2018

Man killed in explosions — Authorities say a man was killed when two explosions occurred near a police and fire station in southwestern Oregon. Authorities responded to two blasts Wednesday night near the Grants Pass Public Safety Station. Grants Pass Police Deputy Chief Jim Hamilton says emergency crews found a man engulfed in flames and extinguished the fire by using a nearby sleeping bag. Hamilton says the man was taken to a hospital where he died Thursday. Investigators haven’t released the man’s name.

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