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Exploding tire kills son, injures father in southern Minnesota

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Published  June 25, 2025 8:14am CDT
Minnesota
FOX 9

The Brief

    • An exploding tire killed a 34-year-old man in Lake City, Minnesota, on Tuesday.
    • At the time, the man had been working on the tire with his father. It's unclear what caused the tire to explode. 
    • The father also sustained facial injuries from the incident and was taken to the hospital. 

LAKE CITY, Minn. (FOX 9) - An exploding tire killed a man and injured his father in southern Minnesota on Tuesday. 

Deadly tire explosion

What we know:

The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened on June 24 in rural Lake City, located approximately 35 miles northeast of Rochester. 

A father and his 34-year-old son had been working on a tire when it exploded. The son was pronounced dead at the scene, and his father was taken to the hospital to be treated for facial injuries. 

What we know:

Authorities have not specified the type of tire or what caused the explosion. 

The Source: This report uses information from a Wabasha County Sheriff's Office press release.

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