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8 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion

21 September 2022
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2022-09-21 11:10

Officials say eight people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building.

The explosion at the four-story, 36-unit apartment building occurred at about 9 a.m., officials said. The department conducted a search of the building and found no other victims underneath the debris. No cause of the explosion had been determined. The department said that the Chicago police bomb squad and agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded. Here white sedan was parked right in front of the building that exploded and is now off limits and covered with debris.

 

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