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I saw this on the news the other day and just realized this is my cousin's house!
Explosion Levels House;Judge Blown Into Field
Circuit Judge Alan Buck of Flora, formerly of Litchfield, was seriously injured when his house exploded early Saturday.
Buck, who was asleep and alone in the house, was blown into a field north of his home. Rescue workers found him in the dark when he cried out for help.
He was treated at a local hospital and then airlifted to Springfield, where he is a patient in the burn unit of Memorial Medical Center. He also suffered a broken sternum.
Although a hospital spokesman couldn't be reached Sunday, friends of the family report he is doing fine.
Flora police said the blast was heard four miles away. Buck's home was leveled, and shock waves damaged nearby homes and businesses.
The state fire marshal's office was called in to investigate. Flora police told The Journal-News Sunday evening that the cause of the explosion is still undetermined.
As the resident circuit judge of Clay County, which is part of the Fourth Circuit, Judge Buck regularly presides over court cases in Montgomery County. He was appointed to the bench last December and is currently a candidate for a six-year term.
He practiced law in Litchfield in the 1980s and was Montgomery County assistant state's attorney from 1990 to 1994. He served as Clay County state's attorney from 1994 to 2003.
Explosion Levels House;Judge Blown Into Field
Circuit Judge Alan Buck of Flora, formerly of Litchfield, was seriously injured when his house exploded early Saturday.
Buck, who was asleep and alone in the house, was blown into a field north of his home. Rescue workers found him in the dark when he cried out for help.
He was treated at a local hospital and then airlifted to Springfield, where he is a patient in the burn unit of Memorial Medical Center. He also suffered a broken sternum.
Although a hospital spokesman couldn't be reached Sunday, friends of the family report he is doing fine.
Flora police said the blast was heard four miles away. Buck's home was leveled, and shock waves damaged nearby homes and businesses.
The state fire marshal's office was called in to investigate. Flora police told The Journal-News Sunday evening that the cause of the explosion is still undetermined.
As the resident circuit judge of Clay County, which is part of the Fourth Circuit, Judge Buck regularly presides over court cases in Montgomery County. He was appointed to the bench last December and is currently a candidate for a six-year term.
He practiced law in Litchfield in the 1980s and was Montgomery County assistant state's attorney from 1990 to 1994. He served as Clay County state's attorney from 1994 to 2003.
