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Published December 31, 2012, 12:33 PM

Ice house explodes on Lake of the Woods, five injured

Minnesota News
-- Along the Canadian border on Sunday, five people were badly burned when the ice house they were in exploded.

WILLIAMS, Minn. -- Along the Canadian border on Sunday, five people were badly burned when the ice house they were in exploded.

It's believed a propane furnace malfunctioned, causing the blast at Zippel Bay on the shore of Lake of the Woods.

The victims were taken to a burn center in Duluth. At least three of them are from North Dakota but no other details have been released.

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