Deputy Fire Commissioner Marc Ferman said one of the people who was injured was in a building across the street at the time.
"My bed shook almost like an earthquake," Nelson said.
Ferman said the official cause of the explosion remains under investigation. A Fire Department spokesperson said investigators believe the explosion came from the 4th floor of the building. Peoples Gas has shut off natural gas service to the building. According to the Fire Department, both the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Chicago Police Department Bomb Unit were on the scene to assist with the response and investigation.
Chicago firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building explosion in the South Austin neighborhood. CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl is over the scene in Chopper 2. http://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/liveIn a statement, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her thoughts are with the people who were injured and displaced by the explosion.
A Buildings Department spokesman said none of the building's past violations would have contributed to an explosion or structural failure. The spokesman also said there are no current enforcement cases involving the building, and the department has not received any recent inspection requests from the property owner or calls for service at the building.
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