Gas Explosion Rips Through Apartment Building Near Des Plaines (UPDATED)

• UPDATED (7:03 p.m. Thursday, May 19)

DES PLAINES, IL—Firefighters responded Thursday morning to reports of a gas explosion in the basement of an apartment building in the 9900 block of Linda Lane, according to website ChicagoFireMap.net.

The explosion, which happened at about 9:15 a.m., blew out windows and walls of the building in Maine Township, near Des Plaines. The building's first and second floors were exposed when crews arrived on the scene, according to a Facebook update by Chicagoland FireGround Scanner.

No serious injuries were initially reported by the North Maine Township Fire Protection Distric, ChicagoFireMap.net said. The Park Ridge Herald-Advocate, however, reports that two people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

More via ChicagoFireMap.net.

PHOTO: A gas explosion blew out the windows and walls of a three-story apartment building Thursday near Des Plaines. (Screen shot from NBC Chicago News)

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