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Incident Summary:
On Oct. 27th, 2021 at approx. 9:36 AM the St. Louis Co. 9-1-1 Center received reports of a house explosion in the 1700 block of Everett Bay Rd. in Greenwood Township. St. Louis Co. Sheriff's Deputies and Greeenwood Fire Dept. were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, it was confirmed the residence appeared to have exploded and was currently on fire.
Initial information relayed to emergency responders was two people (adult male/adult female) were possibly inside the residence at this time of the incident. Shortly after emergency responders arrived, they located an adult male owner of the residence severely injured down in the yard. The male was airlifted by Lifelink to Essentia-St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth, MN. The extent of his injuries are unknown at this time.
Human remains, believed to be that of the adult female inside the residence, have been located at the scene. Identification of both victims is pending next of kin notifications and the positive identification by the Medical Examiner's Office.
The incident remains under investigation by the St. Louis Co. Sheriff's Office and MN State Fire Marshal's Office. The residence was completely destroyed.
Assisting Agencies include:
St. Louis Co. Rescue Squad, MN State Patrol, MN DNR, Tower Ambulance and Fire Dept., Breitung Fire Dept., Vermilion Lake Fire Dept., Virginia Ambulance personnel and MN State Fire Marshal's Office.
Authority: Lt. Jason Akerson 218-749-7176
Date: 10/27/2021 Time: 3:45 PM
Update:
The identities of the two occupants from yesterday's house explosion are attached. They are the owners of the property, Michael Gramse and his wife, Eva Gramse. Michael was located outside of the residence, severely injured. He was able to provide some details about the incident before being medically transported and advised his wife, Eva Gramse, was also inside the residence at the time of the incident.
At this time, the Sheriff's Office believes the human remains found inside the residence are those of Eva Gramse, however the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office is currently working to positively confirm this.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation by the St. Louis Co. Sheriff's Office and MN State Fire Marshal's Office.
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Authority: Lt. Jason Akerson Date: 10/28/2021 Time: 2:00 PM
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