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Alliance Woman Dies in Home Explosion

fireALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in the Nebraska Panhandle say a woman has died in a home explosion that injured her adult daughter.

Alliance Fire Chief Troy Shoemaker says a propane build-up caused the Thursday evening blast that killed 84-year-old Patricia Vogel. He says the explosion leveled the home and scattered debris up to 350 feet away.

Sixty-one-year-old Cynthia Zurn was treated for smoke inhalation at an area hospital. Shoemaker says 92-year-old William Vogel was standing outside and wasn’t injured.

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