Fire rages in house in north Chicago suburb of Lake Zurich
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. -- A body was recovered from the rubble left behind after an explosion destroyed a house Tuesday night near far north suburban Lake Zurich . The Lake Zurich Fire Department said crews responded to the reported house explosion around 8:30 p.m. in the 23500 block of North Overhill Road. Fire fighters found the home 'completely leveled.'The homeowner, a 77-year-old man, was unaccounted for after the explosion.
An autopsy will be conducted by the Lake County Coroner's Office. Facebook video showed the house at 23525 N. Overhill Dr. in Lake Zurich going up in a wall of orange flames and smoke behind a grove of trees. Video taken closer to the scene showed a side wall of a house collapsed and nearly on the ground as flames roared. Fire officials said the explosion also caused damage to the natural gas meter and Nicor Gas had to turn off the line.
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