There are multiple confirmed reports of a structure fire following an explosion in the area of Jennifer Circle in Hermantown.

A massive plume of smoke billowing into the air from a west suburban house fire could be seen for miles Thursday afternoon. Around 5:15 p.m., NBC Chicago Sky 5 helicopter reporter Mike Lorber spotted the cloud of smoke rising from Oswego while gathering footage of a separate fire at a commercial building in Joliet.

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fatal home explosion and fire in Smithville on Wednesday night.

The two people found dead after an Oswego house fire and explosion have ben preliminarily identified by the Kendall County coroner.

Two people were killed after a house explosion in suburban Oswego Thursday afternoon, the Oswego Fire Protection District confirmed, with the scene drawing a large emergency response into the evening as giant plumes of smoke billowed into the air.