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Two people killed in an Oswego house explosion · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Two people killed in an Oswego house explosion. Written by
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  Eric Shelkoff. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice brought to you by Everlett. Two people were found
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  dead following a house explosion at Oswego on Thursday. The
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  incident remains under investigation. At five to two pm Thursday,
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  the Aswego Fire Protection District was dispatched to the two
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  hundred block of Fox Chase Drive North for a reported
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  house explosion with reports of people trapped. According to a
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  news release from the district, initial crews arrived on scene
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  at five to six pm and found a two story
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  wood frame house that had collapsed and was fully engulfed
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  in fire. The release said firefighters initiated suppression operations and
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  search efforts immediately. The fire district said once the fire
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  was largely extinguished, a natural gas line continued to burn.
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  Nicker Gas responded with a dig crew and successfully clamped
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  off the gas supply, allowing fire crews to safely continue operations.
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  The fire district said two people were found dead in
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  the debris. The fire district said fire crews remained on
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  the scene for an extended period because of the unstable
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  condition of the structure and to assist with the investigation
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  and seeing safety. The fire district said. The Kendall County
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  Corner's Office responded to the scene and is handling matters
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  related to the victims. According to the release, numerous agencies
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  assisted at the scene and with station coverage, including Aurora
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  Fire Department, Aurora Township Fire Protection District, Plainfield Fire Protection District,
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  Montgomery Fire Protection District, Sugar Grove Fire Protection District, Naperville
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  Fire Department, Bolingbrook Fire Department, as well as the Oswego
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  Police Department, and the Kendall County Sheriff's Office Aswigo Fire
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  Protection District. Fire investigators are being assisted in the investigation
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  by the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal, the
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  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and MOBOs Division
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  fifteen Fire Investigators