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Minnehaha Academy officials say the blast, fire and collapse Wednesday morning killed Ruth Berg, the school's receptionist for 17 years. Fire officials said her body was found about 2 p.m. and a second body, believed to be that of school janitor John Carlson, was pulled from the rubble about 8 p.m.The blast, fire and collapse Wednesday morning occurred in the upper school. Minnehaha Academy said the explosion killed Ruth Berg, the school's receptionist for 17 years. Fire officials said her body was found about 2 p.m. and a second body, believed to be that of school janitor John Carlson, was pFire officials said a second body was recovered from the rubble Wednesday night. The school earlier said longtime receptionist Ruth Berg died in the blast, and that janitor John Carlson was missing. Officials have not identified the second body.The school earlier Wednesday said longtime receptionist Ruth Berg died in the blast, and that janitor John Carlson was missing. At a news conference Wednesday night, Fruetel didn't specify whether Carlson's body was the one that was located.
Date: Aug 03, 2017
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'Extraordinary heartbreak': 2 killed, 9 injured in gas explosion at Minneapolis school
After firefighters doused out the flames, they began to scour the rubblefor missing school employees. By the afternoon,the body of a 47-year-old receptionist, Ruth Berg, was pulled from the debris. As night fell,fire officials saidthey found the body of theother missing person: John Carlson, an
Date: Aug 03, 2017
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Explosion at Minneapolis School Kills 2 Staff Members
Emergency responders and school employees fought flames and climbed through debris to pull people to safety, witnesses said. By midmorning, at least eight people had been rescued, but the receptionist, Ruth Berg, and a part-time janitor, John Carlson, were reported missing.
5:02 p.m.: Minnehaha Academy confirms the woman who was killed in the explosion/collapse is Ruth Berg, a longtime receptionist at the school. Friends tell KARE 11 she was engaged and getting married in the coming months.