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Updated: 5:34 PM EDT Jun 30, 2021 Jackson Kurtz KMBC 9 News Reporter The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators have discovered a body of a man in the basement area of the home that exploded Monday night in Missouri.In addition to the man who died, the ATF said three others, an adult and two children, were injured in the explosion in Raytown, Missouri.Firefighters, police and medics responded around 7 p.m. Monday to the explosion and subsequent fire at the home. John Ham, with the ATF, said the initial investigation revealed that somebody was making illegal fireworks in the basement of the duplex. Ham said medical officials will need to confirm the victim s identity, but it is believed to be the person making the illegal fireworks. This has gone from a sad event to a tragic event, Ham said. Fireworks are unstable by nature because when you light them, you want them to go off and explode. For somebody to try ....