LOCAL NEWS | 25 Year Old Man Injured in Car Explosion at Naperville's Pioneer Park

Police Investigate Explosion at Pioneer Park

NAPERVILLE— Today, the Naperville Police sent a release regarding an explosion that took place on Tuesday. It shared that at approximately 9:33 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Washington Street and Olympus Drive, after several residents called to report a loud explosion in the area. 

As officers arrived on scene, a 25-year-old male out of Bolingbrook called police to say his vehicle exploded in the parking lot of Pioneer Park located at 1212 S. Washington Street.  Police responded to the parking lot of Pioneer Park and located a mangled vehicle and the injured caller.  The Naperville Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the injured male to a local hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. 

This incident is still under investigation.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call 630-548-2955 or email Napervillecrimetips@naperville.il.us.