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Explosions and Heroic Rescues: Viewfinder

This week's Viewfinder takes a look—in photos—at the Park Forest explosion that destroyed a townhouse.

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An explosion on Tuesday left a woman with minor injuries, but her fate could have been much worse if it weren't for Ron Shockley of Tinley Park and Garreth Carpenter of Bourbonnais.

Patch photojournalist Mary Compton was at the scene moments after two AT&T workers of her home before the entire building was destroyed.

Take a look at the photos of the aftermath.

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