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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 81 results for Explosions.

ID	66920
Title of Article	Elkhart man reported dead in truck explosion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 4, 2019
Page	A1, A10
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents, Explosions

ID	59296
Title of Article	Community remembers Accra Pac disaster
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Accra Pac explosion January 7, 1976
Date	January 7, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions, Fires

ID	53557
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 7, 1976
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	January 19, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	51314
Title of Article	Investigation of Yoder Oil September flash fire continues
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of storage tank
Date	January 23, 2013
Page	A3, A6
Subjects	Yoder Oil, Explosions, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA)

ID	51169
Title of Article	Fuel tank incident under investigation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	December 24, 2012
Page	A1
Subjects	Yoder Oil, Explosions, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA)

ID	51058
Title of Article	Man in critical condition after Yoder Oil explosion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 21, 2012
Page	A1
Subjects	Yoder Oil, Explosions

ID	51044
Title of Article	Explosion injures one at Yoder Oil
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 17, 2012
Page	A1
Subjects	Yoder Oil, Explosions

ID	49879
Title of Article	Companies fined for ammonia tank blast
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 10, 2012
Page	A1
Subjects	T & T Fertilizer, Explosions, Indiana Department of Labor

ID	49189
Title of Article	3 hurt in explosion still in hospital
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 6, 2011
Page	A1
Subjects	T & T Fertilizer, Explosions

ID	49193
Title of Article	Indiana to investigate fertilizer explosion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 5, 2011
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	T & T Fertilizer, Explosions

ID	49194
Title of Article	Ammonia leak injures four
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 4, 2011
Page	A3
Subjects	T & T Fertilizer, Explosions

ID	42499
Title of Article	Furnace explosion closes brass plant
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo at scene
Date	August 19, 2009
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Board of Public Works, Fires, Explosions

ID	35032
Title of Article	VIM pays off pair of residents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 26, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	VIM Recycling, Fire Department, Baugo Township, Explosions, Fires

ID	32849
Title of Article	Explosions, fire rattle neighbors
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo, map of site
Date	November 2, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	KIK Custom Products (KCP), Fires, Explosions, Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.)

ID	32767
Title of Article	Whole lot of shaking
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos; map of site
Date	October 31, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Mega Shredder, Sturgis Iron & Metal, Explosions

ID	25195
Title of Article	Police: Meth lab causes home explosion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of scene
Date	March 24, 2007
Page	A2
Subjects	Methamphetamines, Explosions, Illegal Drugs

ID	8849
Title of Article	Substation explosion sparks spectacular blaze
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of event
Date	May 8, 2004
Page	A1
Subjects	Fires, American Electric Power (AEP), Explosions

ID	89341
Title of Article	Blasts at landfill part of training
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 23, 2003
Page	A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Correctional Complex, Explosions, Training Facility, Elkhart Police Department

ID	9326
Title of Article	Explosion jolts Cobus Green residents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of fire scene
Date	May 14, 2000
Page	A2
Subjects	Cobus Green Mobile Home Park, Fires, Explosions

ID	17780
Title of Article	1972 explosion left two firefighters dead
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 17, 1999
Page	A1
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Explosions, Fires, Fire Departments

ID	1820
Title of Article	Emissions device blamed for other explosion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rob Theroux
Date	August 7, 1997
Page	A1, A11
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	68039
Title of Article	Possible link found in explosions
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 30, 1997

ID	1809
Title of Article	Man killed in Accra Pac blast honored
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	June 28, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	1810
Title of Article	Industry experts join IOSHA investigators
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 28, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	1808
Title of Article	State probe into blast continues
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Accra Pac North Plant
Date	June 27, 1997
Page	A1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	1807
Title of Article	Blast origin still a mystery: A LOOK INSIDE THE ACCRA PAC EXPLOSION
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Accra Pac explosion diagram; Jose Estrada; Tim Prine
Date	June 26, 1997
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	A1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions

ID	68036
Title of Article	Survivor not about to quit job
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	James Perron, Vaughan Moreno, Satish Shah
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 26, 1997
Page	A1, A11
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions

ID	68037
Title of Article	Man killed in Tuesday's blast normally didn't work that shift
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jose Estrada; Carlos Estrada; Marbin Aguilar; Saul Estrada; Iris Romero
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 26, 1997
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions

ID	68038
Title of Article	Fatal blast at Accra Pac is ruled an accident
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 26, 1997
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions

ID	1806
Title of Article	Explosion kills one
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	June 25, 1997
Page	A1, A8-A12
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	1035
Title of Article	Wakarusa blast victim still critical
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 6, 1996
Page	B1
Subjects	Purdue, Doug, Wakarusa Water Station, Wakarusa, IN, Explosions

ID	1033
Title of Article	Building leveled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of site, Purdue
Date	October 5, 1996
Page	A1
Subjects	Purdue, Doug, Wakarusa Water Station, Wakarusa, IN, Explosions

ID	83085
Title of Article	At least one killed in steel mill blast
Notes	Beta Steel envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 27, 1996
Subjects	Explosions, Business

ID	69268
Title of Article	Explosion, fire damage Bristol plant
Notes	CFB Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	firefighter cutting on to burned building
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 27, 1995
Subjects	Fires, Explosions

ID	82175
Title of Article	Downtown back in business after power outage
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	workers from Indiana Michigan Power Co.
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 03, 1994
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, Explosions, Power Failure, Bookstack

ID	21582
Title of Article	Gasoline tank explosion kills two firefighters on September 7, 1972 deadly inferno still an ugly memory for firefighters
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 6, 1992
Page	A1
Subjects	Holdeman, Fulmer, Chiddister, & Co., Explosions, Fires, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	70685
Title of Article	Coachmen asks probe of reports of heating units
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 21, 1989
Subjects	Coachmen Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry, Explosions

ID	10898
Title of Article	Indiana: A leader in foreign trade
Notes	Business America
Source	Other
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	drawing
Date	September 17, 1984
History #	20a
Subjects	Explosions, Economy

ID	1785
Title of Article	After disastrous explosion, it's a $28 million business
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	July 21, 1982
Page	15
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	71442
Title of Article	Heater Blows Up At Plant
Notes	Cone-Crete Products Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	worker inspecting damaged building
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 13, 1976
Subjects	Explosions, Workplace Fatalities, Buildings

ID	67950
Title of Article	Accra Pac Fire: Woman Missing, 38 Others Hurt, Including 19 Police, Firemen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Accra Pac fire
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 08, 1976
Page	1, 2
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions, Fires

ID	77887
Title of Article	The Victims
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 08, 1976
Page	1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions, Fires

ID	77888
Title of Article	Workers On Break Saw Fearful Flash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Accra Pac fire
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 08, 1976
Page	1, 13
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions, Fires

ID	1805
Title of Article	Explosion and fire
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 7, 1976
Page	1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions, Fires

ID	77890
Title of Article	Blast Rocks Accra Pac Plant; Up To 20 Or 30 Persons Burned
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 07, 1976
Page	1
Subjects	Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.) see also KIK Custom Products (KCP), KIK Custom Products (KCP), Explosions, Fires

ID	47253
Title of Article	Two firemen badly hurt, 6 others hospitalized by blast
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of fire
Date	September 7, 1972
Page	A1, A13
Subjects	Holdeman, Fulmer, Chiddister, & Co., Fires, Fire Department, Elkhart, Explosions

ID	82883
Title of Article	Officials Have No Leads In Plane Blast
Notes	Beck Inc. envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 19, 1972
Subjects	Airplanes, Explosions, Crime, Police Officers

ID	82882
Title of Article	Beck Plane's Pieces Taken To State Lab
Notes	Beck Inc. envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 03, 1972
Subjects	Airplanes, Explosions

ID	82878
Title of Article	Sift Evidence In Bombing Of Beck Plane
Notes	Beck Inc. envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Damaged airplane
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 31, 1971
Page	1, 15
Subjects	Airplanes, Explosions, Airports, Police Officers

ID	82881
Title of Article	Blast Damages Plane; Foul Play Possible
Notes	Beck Inc. envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 30, 1971
Subjects	Airplanes, Explosions, Police Officers