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The explosion was one of the worst disasters in both Indianapolis and Indiana history. [43] Approximately 54 people died in the initial explosion, and others later succumbed to their injuries, raising the number of fatalities to approximately 81. [note 4] Among the dead was a former mayor of nearby Lafayette, Indiana. [11]
Indiana Gas Field Natural gas miners and their drill, near Kokomo, Indiana, c. 1885. The Indiana gas boom was a period of active drilling and production of natural gas in the Trenton Gas Field, in the US state of Indiana and the adjacent northwest part of Ohio. The boom began in the early 1880s and lasted into the early 20th century.
The Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1) is a research reactor in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is used primarily for teaching purposes in Purdue University's School of Nuclear Engineering. Built in 1962, the PUR-1 is the only nuclear reactor operating in the US state of Indiana.
The report recorded shifting trends in fossil fuel use in different regions. In Europe, for example, the fossil fuel share of energy fell below 70% for the first time since the industrial revolution.
The Purdue Research Parks are a network of four research parks located in Indiana, United States.The 725-acre (2.93 km 2) flagship West Lafayette park is located less than 2 miles (3 km) north of Purdue University's West Lafayette campus, and is the largest university-affiliated research park in the United States.
Oil and gas production from this field led the Standard Oil Company to establish refinery operations in Indiana. The firm's production and refinery interests led, in turn, to Standard's Indiana interests being grouped together after the 1911 breakup of the firm due to antitrust action , leading to the formation of the Standard Oil Company of ...
Indiana’s average price is lower than that of two of its neighboring states and higher than that of the other two. Illinois drivers are paying $3.268 a gallon, while those in Michigan are being ...
A tanker truck with diesel fuel overturned as the driver tried to turn into a business on Indiana 26, east of Tippecanoe County Road 900 East.