Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
TROY, Illinois — Three people were found dead inside a house that exploded and caught fire late Sunday night near Troy, Illinois, authorities said Monday.
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
Police, fire, and federal officials gather at a property on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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A house explosion and fire that killed three people Sunday in the Metro East was due to "the mishandling of commercial-grade energetic materia…
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
Police, fire, and federal officials gather at a property on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
Law enforcement officers look through debris on Monday, April 6, 2026, following an explosion and fire at a house in the 8000 block of West Kirsch Road, just outside of Troy, Illinois the night before. Authorities say three people died and a fourth person was injured.
