Contained explosion in Blaine apartment unit injures 2; suspicious device reported days later

BLAINE, Minn. -- Two people were injured in an explosion that was contained to a single apartment unit in a building in Blaine.

On March 3, police were called around 1 a.m. Friday to the Cedar Green Apartments on the 1100 block of 116 Avenue Northeast for a report of a man with severe injuries to his hands. 

When the officers arrived, they found the man in the lobby with traumatic injuries to both his hands. A woman was also found outside her apartment on the fifth floor. She was also injured. A child inside the apartment was not injured.  

Police say there was "some type of explosion" in the apartment unit. The window in the bedroom was blown out, and investigators found household chemicals that they believe contributed to the explosion. Police said there was "no further danger to the public."

On March 8, a contractor who came to clean the apartment reported finding a suspicious device inside. Neighboring apartments were evacuated, and the Minneapolis Bomb Squad was called in to investigate. They determined the device was not an explosive.

It is not clear if police have finished their investigation of the March 3 explosion.