A 77-year-old man was found dead after an explosion at a home in suburban Chicago.
According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, emergency responders found a home that had collapsed after an explosion in Lake Zurich around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The man’s body was later found in the rubble, but his identity has not been released.
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Tiffany Koch told WLS-TV she heard an explosion, ran outside and saw a nearby home on fire.
Firefighters work the scene of a home explosion in the unincorporated community of Lake Zurich, Illinois, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Firefighters found the home, completely destroyed by the explosion, around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. (Michael Wright via The Associated Press)
“There was a big bang, I don’t even know how to describe it,” Koch said. “It sounded like a tree falling, but there was no actual shaking except for a split second.”
Two other homes were damaged. Utility crews had to dig up gas lines and shut off the natural gas supply to the homes, which allowed firefighters to put out the blaze, authorities said.
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The state fire marshal is investigating the cause.
