Explosion at Chicago Area Apartment Complex Injures 2 People

OAK FOREST, Ill. (AP) State and local authorities are investigating what sparked an overnight explosion that rocked a suburban Chicago apartment complex, seriously injuring two people and showering the area with debris.

Police and firefighters who were called to the scene of Tuesday's explosion and subsequent fire in Oak Forest found two people with serious injuries, officials said. Both were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Television footage from the scene on Wednesday morning showed broken glass and other debris from an apartment building scattered across the ground outside as investigators and officers inspected the area. It is believed that the explosion occurred in one of the apartments.