Natural gas lines caught fire and exploded at a BP gas station in the west Chicago suburb of Berwyn Thursday afternoon, destroying part of the station and sparking a fire that kept burning for hours.

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Strong thunderstorms that swept through the Chicago area may have played a role in a dangerous gas station explosion in Berwyn Thursday, with the entire building going up in flames after downed power ...

A power line felled by Thursday afternoon storms appears to be the cause of an explosion at a BP Amoco gas station in west suburban Berwyn. The gas station market at 6749 W. Ogden Ave. exploded into ...