At least six hurt in Illinois mall explosion

[bijou]

A large explosion has ripped through a shopping mall in a town in Illinois, with at least six people reported injured.

The blast shook the plaza in a Waukegan at around lunchtime today.

Glass windows in shop fronts were destroyed, and the ceilings of some shops collapsed.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/wmall128.xml

Not many details yet, looks like it may have been a gas explosion.

[Chris_]

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Waukegan fire officials now say eight people were injured today when an explosion ripped through a strip mall in this northern Chicago suburb.

Deputy Waukegan Fire Chief Dan Young says three people were treated at the scene and five were transported to a hospital. Of those five, four have been treated and released, and one has been admitted.

The remaining patient's condition was not immediately available. Young says none of the injuries are life-threatening.

http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=7941343&nav=menu132_2


Google News now has the number up to nine injured.

[jinxmchue]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/28/wmall128.xml

Not many details yet, looks like it may have been a gas explosion.

Oh, so the mall had a Taco Bell.