West Side Residential Building Explosion Leaves Several Injured

The explosion on the West Side of the city caused a residential building to partially collapse and send 8 people to local hospitals, some with critical injuries.

According to Larry Langford, the Chicago Fire Department Director, at least 3 of those transported from the scene had serious to critical injuries.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known, but is under investigation.

“No one knows what the heck caused it,” Langford told the Chicago Sun-Times.

A bomb squad was called in to assist, as were agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The blast occurred at approximately 9am, and left bricks and debris covering the street below and around, along with damaging parked cars.