ADDISON, Ill. — One man was injured and four homes were damaged when a box truck exploded Saturday morning in west suburban Addison, Illinois.
Around 9 a.m., Addison police and firefighters responded to a report of an explosion in the 300 block of North Wood Dale Road, according to Addison Fire Protection District Chief Brock Herion.
A Penske box truck had exploded, leaving a trail of debris one to two blocks long – including clothing and damaged furniture.
Four homes were damaged in the blast, and one was left temporarily uninhabitable due to the damage.
One wall of the box truck hit a load-bearing wall of a nearby home, pushing it 2 to 4 feet inward, according to Herion.
The homeowners were home at the time, but were not hurt.
"They kind of described it as an earthquake, and then a tree falling on their house," Herion said.
