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At least 8 injured in explosion at Chicago apartment building, officials say

CHICAGO — At least eight people were injured when a four-story building partially collapsed due to an explosion on the city’s West Side Tuesday morning, according to authorities. The collapse occurred around 9 a.m. at a multiunit apartment building at 5601 W. West End Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood. The building next door was evacuated, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Level ...
Chicago firefighters work the scene where a four-story building partially collapsed due to an explosion on North Central Avenue near West Washington Boulevard on Chicago's West Side, Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, 2022.

CHICAGO — At least eight people were injured when a four-story building partially collapsed due to an explosion on the city’s West Side Tuesday morning, according to authorities.

The collapse occurred around 9 a.m. at a multiunit apartment building at 5601 W. West End Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood. The building next door was evacuated, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Level 1 Hazmat was sent to

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