Teen killed by falling chimney during Massachusetts gas explosions
By David K. Li
September 14, 2018 | 2:29am	| Updated September 14, 2018 | 9:51am
Leonel Rondon
Authorities identified the 18-year-old killed when a series of gas explosions rocked a string of Boston suburbs on Thursday.
Leonel Rondon, from Lawrence, Mass., was sitting inside a car when an explosion toppled a chimney that crashed into that vehicle, officials said.
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Rondon only recently got his driver's license and was sitting in the car with two pals, loved ones told WHDH.
They appeared to be in a Honda sport utility vehicle, in a driveway with a nearby basketball hoop, when the blast toppled the brick chimney.
Rondon was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital and pronounced dead at about 8:30 p.m., officials said.
His two friends remained hospitalized Thursday night.
"Mr. Rondon was inside a car near 35 Chickering Road in Lawrence when a chimney from a house explosion fell on the car," according to a statement from the Essex County DA's Office.
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