mikaaloverr Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 OMG, I'm watching the news! A building blew up today near Chicago, according to local media outlets. The Chicago Tribune reports that the explosion damaged three stores at a shopping mall in Waukegan. The cause of the blast is not known at this time, though The Sun-Times reports that People's Gas has personnel on the scene. "It was a large explosion and there were a multitude of injuries," Mayor Richard Hyde tells MSNBC. "From what I understand, it's pretty bad," he says. OH NO! http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/02/reports-of-expl.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah_loves_mika Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Ohhh no!! I hope everyone is ok. First our earthquake and now this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 How terrible... And to know that these sort of things happen so frequently:( Was it a terrorist attack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikaaloverr Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 I have no idea if it was a terrorist attack, I just saw this on the news and they said many people were stuck and there were many injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Glad they hadn't said someone had died or anything! But it's still a very tragic thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikaaloverr Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 A blast has torn through a shopping centre in the US state of Illinois. Six people were taken to hospital after the explosion blew the top off a shopping plaza in Waukegan, about 65km (40 miles) north of Chicago. It was not clear what caused the explosion, which happened at around 1230 (1830 GMT) above a mobile phone shop and hair salon. Waukegan Police Chief Bill Biang told the Chicago Tribune newspaper that the blast "appears to be a gas explosion". TV footage showed a collapsed ceiling and shattered shop windows as emergency services rushed to the scene. Fire crews from several towns were helping with rescue efforts, searching to see whether people are trapped inside the building. A team from the People's Gas company were on the scene to investigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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