Workers from NICOR were {restoring|mending} a gas leak at the time of the {great time|boost|fun time}, city officials say. Two were injured, one {significantly|critically|really}, and they are {presently|at present|at the moment} {obtaining|acquiring} treatment.
Several other units around the {surge were|exploding market were|huge increase were} evacuated and {crisis|unexpected emergency|urgent} personnel from NICOR, Romeoville Public Works, Fire {Division|Section|Office}, Police Department, Emergency {Administration|Supervision|Managing}, Building Department and the Lockport Fire Protection {Area were|Region were|Section were} all on the scene.
Gas was still being detected as NICOR worked to shut off {the key} in the area Tuesday night.
Residents captured images of the {fire place|open fireplace} as it broke away {nearby the|near to the} corner of Wespark Blvd. and Strawflower Computertomografie. in the Wespark neighborhood.
Crews responded to a townhouse explosion in south west suburban Romeoville Tuesday {night time|evening|nighttime}.
Industry about 7: {35|40|31} p. m. on Strawflower Court in the Wespark subdivision southwest of Weber and Taylor roads, {relating|regarding|matching} to Romeoville police and Nicor, which {offers|gives} natural gas to the area.
We are assisting private sector organisations with the investigation, " Nicor speaker Jae Miller said in an email.
Police {dropped|rejected|decreased} to release more details. Romeoville fire officials could not immediately be {come to|contacted|got} for comment.
The North american Red Cross was at the scene providing {catastrophe|devastation|tragedy} assistance, an agency speaker said. It wasn't clear how many people were displaced
