Drone footage obtained by NBC Chicago shows the aftermath of an explosion that completely leveled a home Saturday in unincorporated Lisle, according to authorities.
Video taken by Elier Roman shows smoke and flames pouring out of a field of debris, where a residence previously stood along Ivanhoe Avenue near Warrenville Road.
The DuPage County Sheriff's Office said a natural gas explosion occurred at the residence in the 4500 block of Ivanhoe Avenue in unincorporated Lisle, destroying the entire structure. No one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported, according to authorities.
Maame-awa Entwi, who was attending a family reunion nearby, thought - at first - that a crash had happened on the nearby interstate.
"All of a sudden I heard a boom, like that, and I could feel it in my back," she said.
Several nearby homes were damaged by the explosion and debris, which flew as far as four blocks away, according to Keith Krestan, chief of the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Department.
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"We saw stuff flying in the air," said another witness, Maame Konadu. "We are all traumatized.”
While foul play isn't expected, the DuPage County Arson Task Force is investigating.
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