CICERO, Ill. – Authorities have identified the individual responsible for an explosion in Cicero that happened on Feb. 15 and left one person dead and 11 families displaced , according to authorities.
Just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, officers were sent to an explosion in the 2200 block of South Central Avenue in Cicero. Once the fire was extinguished, authorities found the remains of 31-year-old Anthony Avila-Puebla in the debris, according to investigators.
Authorities said over the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Avila-Puebla had a relationship with a family member living at the home where the explosion happened. While the family member attended a wedding, Avila-Puebla was seen on video parking his vehicle half a block from the home, removing a five-gallon jug and going inside the building.
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Avila-Puebla was then seen leaving the building with the same jug that was now empty and returning to his vehicle. He was then seen removing multiple jugs from his vehicle and entering the building. Shortly after, an explosion happened and Avila-Puebla was not seen leaving the building, according to authorities…