Man killed in Cicero house explosion ID'd as missing wedding guest, responsible for blast: Police

CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Police have revealed new details in a deadly Cicero house explosion last month.

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On February 15, a house exploded in the 2200-block of Central Avenue as homeowners Tom Davis and Eleni Vrettos were saying "I do."

Cicero police said a man was found dead in the debris of the home.

On Saturday, he was identified as Anthony Avila-Puebla, 31 of Cicero, by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police added that Avila-Puebla was also responsible for the explosion.

Avila-Puebla was originally at the wedding, but family said he went missing during the ceremony.

Police confirmed that he was in a relationship with someone who lived in the home.

While the wedding was underway, detectives said Avila-Puebla was seen on video parking his car a half-block away from the house before, on at least two occasions, taking jugs of some sort of flammable liquid inside of the building.

Police said he set fire to the home but never came back out.

Officials said the explosion caused the neighboring building to catch fire, leaving a total of 11 families displaced.

Davis told ABC7 last month their six cats were at home at the time and they were missing.

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Over $28,000 was raised for the couple through a GoFundMe, Vrettos is grieving the very home she grew up in.

"The building belonged to my family for almost 40 years. Yeah, I grew up here, so I live, lived here, and I work in the community. And I mean, Cicero is all I really know," Vrettos said at the time.

Cicero police said the motive behind Avila-Puebla's alleged actions is still under investigation.