Tuesday marks 5 years since Minnehaha Academy explosion
On the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, a section of Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis collapsed following an explosion.
Authorities determined it was a natural gas explosion that leveled a section of the school, claiming the lives of two people.
Five years later, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and KSTP.com are revisiting our coverage of the explosion and aftermath, below.
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PHOTO GALLERY
View photos from the day the collapse happened via the gallery below.
Demolition crews recently discovered a time capsule from 1912 left inside a cornerstone in the portion of Minnehaha Academy destroyed by a natural gas explosion on Aug. 2. (KSTP) 
Chopper 5 captured video of Minnehaha Academy after the explosion. (KSTP/ Chopper 5) 
(KSTP) An onlooker observes the damage caused by an explosion at Minnehaha Academy. (KSTP/ Thomas Palanuk) Mark Burrington talks about his fiancee Ruth Berg one day after her death in an explosion at Minnehaha Academy. (KSTP) Hundreds of people packed the chapel at the Minnehaha Academy Lower and Middle Schools for a prayer service after an explosion at the Upper School. (KSTP) Chopper 5 captured video of Minnehaha Academy after the explosion. (KSTP/ Chopper 5) Chopper 5 captured video of Minnehaha Academy after the explosion. (KSTP/ Chopper 5) Minneapolis police officers carry out Minnehaha Academy superintendent Dr. Donna Harris following Wednesday’s explosion. (Courtesy of Minneapolis Police Department) Ruth Berg was the confirmed fatality, according to her fiancé. (Facebook) Then-Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges talks with neighbors. (KSTP/Kirsten Swanson) A Hennepin County Medical Examiner van arrived on the scene Wednesday afternoon. (KSTP/Chris Meltvedt) This man was interviewing for a job when the explosion happened. The back of his shirt was covered with dust. (KSTP/Ryan Raiche) Neighbors deliver water following the explosion. (KSTP/Ben Rodgers) A janitor who was inside the building embraces his wife following the explosion at Minnehaha Academy’s Upper School. (KSTP/Ben Rodgers) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Ben Rodgers) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Ben Rodgers) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Ben Rodgers) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Phil Theisse) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Todd Wilson) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Todd Wilson) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Todd Wilson) Minnehaha Academy Upper School explosion. (KSTP/Todd Wilson)
