Explosion

The Aug. 25 blast ruled the Hoefer home a total loss. The fire spread to the home next door, owned by Ashley McAfee, and destroyed it too.

Eight people were taken to the hospital early Wednesday after an apparent house explosion on Bloomington’s far western edge. It happened just before midnight at a home along Old Peoria Court.

Officials are investigating the cause of an explosion Thursday in a boiler room at a Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District plant.The incident…