Woman Injured In Orland Hills House Explosion

ORLAND HILLS, IL — One woman was injured in an explosion that destroyed an Orland Hills house and left several family members, including two dogs, without a home Sunday. Firefighters found the 60-year-old woman lying in the front yard of the house on the 16700 block of 93rd Avenue. She had been burned but was conscious, fire officials said. A fire blazed in the living room of the house behind her.

The woman was transported to Silver Cross and, later, transferred to the burn unit at Loyola Medicine for further treatment.

The woman's husband and a neighbor also were at the scene and were not injured. Fire crews rescued two family dogs, gave them oxygen and took them to PAWS for evaluation. The house, officials said, is not habitable.

The Orland Fire Protection District Investigation Team and Illinois State Fire Marshals Office are investigating the cause of the fire. Multiple fire crews from the Orland Fire Protection District helped with fire control, search and rescue, and emergency medical treatmen. Crews from Tinley Park, Crestwood, Lemont, Oak Forest, Matteson, North West Homer, Homer Fire and Palos Heights also assisted.