According to police, the damage was caused by an explosion 'of unknown origins within the unit.'
Two people were injured in an explosion at an apartment complex in south suburban Oak Forest Tuesday night.
Police and fire departments responded to a fire at a one-story complex, in the 5100 block of 160th Street, just after 7 p.m. According to police, the damage was caused by an explosion"of unknown origins within the unit." A neighbor told CBS 2 he was shaken awake by what he believes to be an explosion. When he went outside, he said he saw flames bursting out of the windows."I went outside to look at the car 'cause I thought it could have blown up and I looked on the ground and found a stick with a wick on it. I say this is dynamite," a neighbor told police.Police are investigating.
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