LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — Authorities continue to investigate an explosion Saturday at a residence located at 3162 East 3rd Road in north rural LaSalle, according to Sheriff Adam Diss.
Two residents of the home, Robert E. Waters, 59, and a female whose name has not yet been released, were both fatally injured in the blast. No foul play is suspected at this time.
The incident is under investigation by the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office, the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office, the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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