Talk:1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion

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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 12, 2022.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a 1963 gas explosion in Indianapolis during a Holiday on Ice show was one of the worst disasters in Indiana history?

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on October 31, 2023.

Samaritan Hospital, Fort Thompson, and bleachers[edit]

Even though the Drabek's Disaster in Aisle 13 book talks about the injured being sent to Samaritan Hospital and the Fort Thompson hospital, I question whether this is accurate. I've lived in Indianapolis since before the explosion, and I've never heard of either facility before. I have to wonder if Drabek got the names confused with ones from another disaster investigation he worked on.

Also, I don't think "bleacher" is the correct term for the seating in the coliseum. Given that large chunks of concrete were thrown through the air, I think a better term would be "grandstand". The article in the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis says it was mezzanine seating and that pieces of its concrete floor slab were thrown. Indyguy (talk) 21:52, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out, not sure how I overlooked this, but Drabek 1968 pp. viii–ix states that "the names of almost all nongovernmental organizations" had been changed. I noticed earlier some confusion regarding Midwest Gas Corporation being used by Drabek instead of Discount Gas Corporation (the name used in all other sources that gave a name), but if I were to assume, the same probably applied to the name of the hospitals. I will edit the page accordingly, additionally changing the phrasing for other groups referenced by Drabek 1968. Additionally, I edited the name of the seating in the coliseum. Thanks for bringing this all to my attention! -JJonahJackalope (talk) 04:16, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that explains it. Thanks for creating this article. There were several times when I thought that the explosion should be included in Wikipedia, but I never made the effort to write it. Indyguy (talk) 05:59, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Indianapolis explosion and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 June 2#Indianapolis explosion until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Jay (talk) 20:18, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]