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81. Non-fatal injuries. ~400. The Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion took place in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on October 31, 1963; 81 people died and about 400 others were injured. It was one of the worst disasters in the history of the state. On the night of October 31, over 4,000 people were in the Indiana State ...
The Indiana Farmers Coliseum (originally Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum and formerly Pepsi Coliseum[ 2] and Fairgrounds Coliseum) is a 6,500-seat indoor multi-use arena, located on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The Indiana Farmers Coliseum is home to both the Indy Fuel of the ECHL and the IUPUI Jaguars of the NCAA .
1852: About 30,000 people attended the first state fair in present-day Military Park. People attended primarily to exhibit their animals. 1853: The fair moved from city to city during its early ...
On October 31, 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion (later known as the Indiana Farmers Coliseum) occurred during the opening night for the Holiday on Ice show, killing 81 and injuring nearly 400. [6] The cause was an explosion following a propane tank leak. [7] LaSalle Heights Disaster March 1, 1965.
58. The Indiana State Fair stage collapse was an incident during an August 13, 2011, outdoor concert by Sugarland as part of their Incredible Machine Tour at the Indiana State Fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage's temporary roof structure, causing it to collapse. The structure landed among a crowd of ...
The Indiana Farmers Coliseum is a venue on the Indiana State Fairgrounds, and it is frequently used to show cows. Now, three years later, the Fever are worlds away from the barn life.
Hinkle Fieldhouse (named Butler Fieldhouse from 1928 until 1966) is a basketball arena on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Completed in early 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the United States until 1950. The facility was renamed Hinkle Fieldhouse in 1966 in honor of Butler's longtime coach and athletic ...
During that time, the Fever played at different locations around Indianapolis, including Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse and the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on the state fairgrounds. In the end, it was ...