Man’s Body Found After Suburban Chicago Home Explodes

Published on June 5, 2024

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.—The body of a 77-year-old man has been found after a house exploded in suburban Chicago. First responders found the home leveled after the explosion at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lake Zurich, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office. The man’s body later was recovered from the rubble. His identity has not been released. Tiffany Koch told WLS-TV that she heard the explosion, ran outside, and saw the nearby house burning. “There was this loud boom. I don’t even know how to describe it,” Ms. Koch said. “It sounded like a tree fell, but there was no real shaking except for just that quick second.”...

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