Illinois: IID Thrown into Home, 1 Injured

On 5 November 2024, at approximately 2330 hours local time, Centralia Fire Department crews responded to a residence on the 600 block of South Locust Street in Centralia after an IID was thrown into the house. The IID, described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a bedroom window and injured a 13-year-old boy sleeping inside the room. Another occupant of the home extinguished the fire, and the juvenile was transported to the hospital for burn injuries.