LAKE ZURICH, Ill. — A man is dead after a home explosion in the north suburbs, leaving two neighboring homes damaged, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Firefighters responded to the report of an explosion around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 23500 block of North Overhill Road in unincorporated Lake Zurich.
Upon arrival, first responders found a home completely leveled.
A 77-year-old man, the homeowner, was unaccounted for following the explosion. Hours later, the body of an adult man was recovered from the rubble, according to the sheriff’s office.
The body has not yet been identified and an autopsy is being scheduled.
The cause of the explosion remains under investigation by Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
