Chopper 7HD flew above the scene as bricks from the building could be seen piled on top of cars parked nearby.
"A large burn on the body can be months and months of treatment, not to mention the recovery after that," said Dr. Joshua Carson, Loyola University Medical Center burn center medical director. "So it really can be anything.
The I-Team received clarification on some of this from officials at the Chicago Department of Buildings. Authorities say "none of the violations would have contributed to an explosion or structural failure at the building."Chicago building that exploded has history of inspection failures, alleged code violations
"Our first concern is the health, well-being and safety of our residents. We are doing everything we can to cooperate with emergency services, and we are ready to do whatever we can to support our residents."Peoples Gas crews were responding to the scene.
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