Wedding Guest Missing After Bride and Groom’s Home Exploded as They Got Married: ‘A Lot to Grieve'

Mar. 15, 2025

Person Missing After Bride and Groom’s Home Explodes While They Get Married: ‘Ran Here in My Wedding Dress'.Photo:GoFundMe

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One person is missing after a bride and groom’s home exploded while they were away getting married.

The remains of the building that exploded in Cicero, Illinois.GoFundMe

One person’s body was found in the debris on Sunday, Feb. 16, according toFOX affiliate WFLD. The victim killed in the explosion has not been identified.

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“Now I don’t have a home and on top of it, I don’t have them as my home,” She said. “That’s the most devastating because they’re the ones that give me the comfort through that darkness.”

She added, “My dad passed away a few years ago so we don’t have the home as a remembrance of him, too. It’s a lot to grieve.”

The family was also in the process of transferring their home insurance, “meaning they have no coverage to help them recover from this devastating loss,” according to Julissa Martinez, who organized aGoFundMe campaignto support them.

More than $42,000 has been raised through the GoFundMe campaign as of Tuesday, Feb. 18.

“The Vrettos family has always been kind, generous, and full of love—now they need our support more than ever,” Martinez wrote in the fundraiser’s description.

An investigation into the explosion is ongoing, according to the reports.

The Cicero Fire Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

source: people.com