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Hainesville Explosion, Garage Fire Displaces At Least 12

HAINESVILLE, Ill. (CBS) -- An explosion in a garage sent flames towering into the sky in Hainesville in Lake County, Illinois, Sunday night.

Firefighters found one townhome unit on Big Horn Drive on fire all the way from the garage up to the roof.

Two units burned, but everyone got out safely.

However, 12 to 15 people cannot go back in their homes and must find somewhere else to stay.

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