http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/10/explosion.wisconsin.ap/index.html

ELLISON BAY, Wisconsin (AP) -- At least one explosion damaged three
buildings in this resort community early Monday, killing two people and
sending seven others to hospitals, authorities said.

The blast struck a grocery store, a cottage and a maintenance building
that contained living quarters in Ellison Bay, on the Door County
peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan, said Chief Chris Hecht of the
Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department.

"It was the most unbelievable thing that I have felt in my entire
life," said Tamara Little of Milwaukee, who was staying at a nearby
resort cabin. "I almost ran into this big shard of glass that was
sticking out of the ground."

Investigators had not yet pinpointed the cause of the blast but
suspected a propane gas leak was involved, said Charles Most, chairman
of the Door County Board and the Liberty Grove Town Board.

A contractor for Wisconsin Public Service Corp. had been working in the
area, said company spokesman Kerry Spees. "Some are speculating that a
contractor may have damaged underground propane lines," he said.

Investigators were trying to determine whether one explosion or
multiple blasts occurred, Hecht said.

Authorities relocated about 70 people after the explosion. The damaged
cottage was part of the Cedar Grove Resort, where Hecht said 49 people
were staying.

Investigators found the two bodies late Monday morning, Hecht said.
Their identities were not immediately released.

Jonathan Bastian, a bartender at the Mink River Basin Supper Club in
Ellison Bay, said he was finishing up for the night when he heard
explosions and called 911.

"I told them I think half the ... town blew up," he said.

Four people were hospitalized in Green Bay and three others were
released, Hecht said. Five others refused treatment or sought medical
help on their own, he said.

Ellison Bay is about 65 miles northeast of Green Bay.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/10/explosion.wisconsin.ap/index.html

ELLISON BAY, Wisconsin (AP) -- At least one explosion damaged three
buildings in this resort community early Monday, killing two people and
sending seven others to hospitals, authorities said.