The St. Cloud Fire Department responded to a hazmat incident at the St. Cloud Water Treatment Facility on Thursday.

The patient groups, in turn, have their own goals: improving the industry’s notoriously poor service and assuring access to costly liquid oxygen for a relatively small group of the sickest patients.

The St. Cloud Fire Department's Hazardous Materials team was called out to a liquid oxygen leak Thursday. The Hazmat team ...

A truck hauling liquid oxygen caught fire around 3:25 p.m., and local volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the scene. Nearby grass also caught fire, adding to the emergency response.

Working with liquid oxygen is vital for U-2 pilots and the mission. "Pilots rely on us to make sure they can breathe while wearing their suit," said Senior Airman Corey Walton, 9th Logistic ...