LAKE STATION, IND. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man who suffered severe injuries when an explosion levelled a house in Lake Station, Ind. four weeks ago remains hospitalized and his parents are losing patience with investigators.
Dale Heintz Jr., 40 is being treated at the University of Chicago Hospital.
His parents, Tammy and Dale Heintz Sr., who live in Idaho, told CBS 2, their son can’t remember what happened.
"His ears were burnt, parts of his chest and back," said Tammy Heintz. "Most of it was his hands and lower legs."
He didn’t live in the house. The Lake Station Fire Chief Chuck Fazekas said after the explosion, they were “looking into possibly of foul play."
The parents want some answers.
"I'm a father, and for them to dismiss me and not even respond," said Dale Heintz Sr., "and if it's under investigation, I would be able to live with that, but not a response, and nowhere to go? We're over 2,000 miles away in Idaho. My son's in a burn unit."
Dale Heintz Sr. said his son “is no saint," but he just wants to know what happened.
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