A truck that unexpectedly exploded in a suburban Chicago neighborhood over the holiday weekend damaged several homes and injured the driver, authorities said.
Investigators in Addison, 20 miles west of Chicago, said the incident has been ruled an accident due to a leaking propane tank inside the box truck rental.
The Addison Fire Protection District and Addison Police Department responded to the scene of the explosion on Saturday.
A truck exploded in an Illinois neighborhood on Saturday. (Rock Foreman, Owner of RK Rentals/TMX)
One home was evacuated because of structural damage and the potential for it to collapse, police said.
“I thought, ‘Wow, they’re starting early with the fireworks this year, but that one sure seems to have a little extra punch’,” neighbor Angelo Source told WLS-TV of the startling moment.
Addison Fire Chief Brock Herion said the debris field stretched around a block, Fox Chicago reported.
First responders searched the truck and found the driver, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
