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Richmond explosion

explosion in Richmond, Indiana, United States of America (1958)
Event gas_explosion Q7330727
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Richmond explosion

Summary

Richmond explosion is a gas explosion[1]. It draws 154 Wikipedia views per month (gas_explosion category, ranking #16 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Richmond explosion is located in Indiana[3].
  • Richmond explosion is in the country of United States[4].
  • Richmond explosion's instance of is recorded as gas explosion[5].
  • Richmond explosion occurred on April 6, 1968[6].
  • Richmond explosion's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39.8291, 'longitude': -84.894, 'precision': 0.0001}[7].
  • Richmond explosion resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+41'} deaths[8].

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When and Where

Richmond explosion occurred on April 6, 1968[6]. It is in the country of United States[4].

Context

Richmond explosion's instance of is recorded as gas explosion[5].

Outcome and Impact

Richmond explosion resulted in {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+41'} deaths[8].

Why It Matters

Richmond explosion draws 154 Wikipedia views per month (gas_explosion category, ranking #16 of 23).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': N
    Instance of → gas explosion
    Wikidata description → explosion in Richmond, Indiana, United States of America (1958)
    Number of deaths → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+41'}
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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