Cause of Lisle house explosion still unknown
The residents of the home were out of town with their pets for the holiday weekend so no one was hurt.
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The residents of the home were out of town with their pets for the holiday weekend so no one was hurt.
A post by the Lisle Police Department at 6:45 p.m. asked that residents avoid the area due to a large police and fire department presence.
Neighbors say they were picking up pieces of the home blocks away from the blast.
Granite City firefighters said no one was home when the house exploded just before 3 a.m. on Dale Avenue.
There were reports that some people were seriously injured, and witnesses said an American language school was among the buildings damaged.
Two people were injured in an explosion at an apartment complex in south suburban Oak Forest Tuesday night. Police and fire departments responded to a fire at a one-story complex, in the 5100 block of 160th Street, just after 7 p.m.
Two people were injured in an explosion at an apartment complex in south suburban Oak Forest Tuesday night. Police and fire departments responded to a fire at a one-story complex, in the 5100 block of 160th Street, just after 7 p.m.
They found a hand grenade, someone pulled the pin on the device and it detonated.
One man is dead and his two children are hospitalized after a hand grenade exploded in an Indiana home Saturday afternoon.
They found a hand grenade, someone pulled the pin on the device and it detonated.
If the question is 'are asphalt explosions happening more often?' the hard truth is we just don't know.
A day after a young man was killed after an asphalt tank exploded at an oil refinery in the southwest suburbs, CBS 2 has uncovered the number of asphalt explosions in the U.S. aren't being tracked. CBS 2's Chris Tye dug into the issue and spoke with some who study the industry who say government inspectors aren't doing a good enough job to keep those on the frontline safe.
A day after a young man was killed after an asphalt tank exploded at an oil refinery in the southwest suburbs, CBS 2 has uncovered the number of asphalt explosions in the U.S. aren't being tracked. The lack of data opens up a greater chance for these kinds of accident to happen again and again. CBS 2's Chris Tye dug into the issue and spoke with some who study the industry who say government inspectors aren't doing a good enough job to keep those on the frontline safe.
An asphalt tank on the property apparently exploded, according to police.
An asphalt tank on the property apparently exploded, according to police. Dru Worker, 25, died in the explosion.
One person is dead in an explosion and fire at a petroleum plant in unincorporated Lemont in the southwest suburbs.
At least one person is dead in an explosion and fire at a petroleum plant in unincorporated Lemont in the southwest suburbs. Around 9:30 a.m., there was an explosion at the Seneca Petroleum plant at 12640 New Ave. in unincorporated Lemont, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office. An asphalt tank on the property apparently exploded, according to the sheriff's office.
At least one person is dead in an explosion and fire at a petroleum plant in unincorporated Lemont in the southwest suburbs.
Video from the scene showed flames and black smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air.
The explosion happened at Olon Industries, a countertop manufacturing facility.
Firefighters are responding to an explosion at a countertop manufacturing factory in west suburban Geneva.
James Whitmore, 54, is charged with arson and use of a possible explosive.
A car explosion some investigators thought was caused by an equipment malfunction has been ruled as a case of arson. The man charged is now out on electronic monitoring.
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