Ina, IL – Jefferson County Coroner Eddie Joe Marks tells Local 6 a husband and wife were killed in their Ina home Friday after a natural gas line exploded.
Marks identified the couple as Byford and Westina Campbell, both 87.Marks says the explosion happened around 8pm Friday at their home on Elm Street.
The explosion was so powerful, the home lifted off its foundation, according to Marks.Marks says It took several hours to located Byford and Westina because their charred bodies were not intact.
A formal autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.