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Blast kills elderly couple, destroys Frankfort home

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Sep 7, 2008
        
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BY CAROLE SHARWARKO Southtown Star An elderly couple died early Saturday in an explosion that destroyed their Frankfort home and scattered debris across two blocks. The 5:30 a.m. blast was felt several miles away. The aftermath of an explosion in Frankfort that killed an elderly couple. (Carole Sharwarko/Sun-Times News Group) 2 killed in Frankfort house explosion Natural gas may have built up inside the house,... [read full story]                    

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House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb

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Sep 8, 2008
        

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) -- An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

                   

House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb

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Sep 7, 2008
        

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 09.07.2008 FRANKFORT, Ill. — An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other...

Elderly couple killed in house explosion

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Sep 7, 2008
        

Illinois — An explosion destroyed a house in Frankfort early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

                   

Couple Dies In S. Suburban House Explosion

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Sep 7, 2008
        

Neighborhood Still Reeling From Event FRANKFORT, Ill. (CBS) ― An elderly couple is dead after their southwest suburban Frankfort home exploded Saturday morning. Nicor Gas received word of the explosion at 144 N. Sycamore...

House Explodes in Suburban Chicago

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Sep 6, 2008
        

— Authorities in northern Illinois say an explosion has destroyed a house and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home have been found in the wreckage. The mayor of the Chicago suburb of Frankfort says he...

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House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb

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Sep 6, 2008
        

House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb 7 years on, Sept. 11 is so far and yet so close High-resolution satellite launched in Calif Authorities in northern Illinois say an explosion has destroyed a house and the bodies...

                   

House explosion kills 2 in Chicago suburb

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Sep 6, 2008
        

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) — An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

                   

House Explosion Kills 2 In Chicago Suburb

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Sep 6, 2008
        

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) ― An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

                   

House Explosion Kills 2 In Chicago Suburb

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Sep 6, 2008
        

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) ― An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

                   

House Explosion Kills 2 In Chicago Suburb

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Sep 6, 2008
        

FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) ― An explosion destroyed a house early Saturday and the bodies of the elderly couple who occupied the home were found in the wreckage, authorities said. Seven other homes were destroyed. The cause...

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