‘I ran here in my wedding dress’: Cicero family loses home, cats in explosion; unidentified remains found

CICERO, Ill. – A 32-year-old Cicero woman was at the altar when her home exploded and burst into flames late Saturday afternoon .

“I ran here in my wedding dress, like down the alley, and was watching from a neighbor’s yard,” Eleni Vrettos said. “Everything was just smoke at that point.”

All family members who live in the home were at the ceremony when the explosion happened. On Sunday, investigators announced the remains of an unidentified victim were found at the scene, where so much loss has already faced one family…

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