Crime & Safety
Police, Federal Agencies Investigating Northfield Explosion
Police chief says the incident was isolated and not a threat to the community or schools.
NORTHFIELD, IL—Local police and federal law enforcement are investigating an explosion that happened Wednesday morning at a Chapel Hill Lane home, according to a Northfield police press release.
The incident occurred at about 1:17 a.m. in the 400 block of Chapel Hill Lane, police say. There was no fire when crews from the Northfield police and fire departments reached the scene, but the exterior of the home was damaged, the release added.
"We believe this is an isolated incident with no threat to our community or school system," said police Chief William Lustig in the release.
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The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and the Cook County Bomb Squad are working with Northfield police in the investigation.
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