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SUV explodes outside nightclub

07.17.07 | admin | In explosion, river north, nightclub

Police are looking into the cause of an explosion that severely damaged a sport-utility vehicle parked outside a River North nightclub overnight.

No one was injured when the SUV exploded around 3:20 a.m. in the 300 block of West Erie Street, said Chicago Police Officer John Henry. Bomb and Arson investigators are on the scene this morning, he said.

WGN-Ch. 9 reported the vehicle’s windows and door panel were blown out. It was parked outside “Buzz” nightclub.

An SUV exploding will cause quite a buzz.

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