Stories tagged with "gasoline"

Source of spill or leak sought in Brownsburg by indystar

Brownsburg — State and local hazardous materials investigators searched Wednesday for the source of gasoline or similar fuel that ran into White Lick Creek in Brownsburg. The... – Nov 12, 2009 at 12:30 AM in Brownsburg

Dangerous spending on Allisonville bike lanes by indystar

In this age of “unreason” it doesn’t surprise me that a bicycle lane will be installed along heavily traveled Allisonville Road from Binford Boulevard to 82nd... – Nov 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Pickens to bring energy message to IU by indystar

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens is bringing his mission to wean the nation off of foreign oil to Indiana University. Pickens will speak Sept. 18 at the... – Aug 25, 2009 at 7:17 AM in Education

Scooters motor into the city by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS Motor scooter riders from across the country will converge at Speed City Scooters, 3464 W. 16th St., today for the Gasoline Rally. The event features a lap around the... – Jun 27, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Small Business

S. Ind. boy burned by gasoline dies by indystar

SCOTLAND, Ind. — A 10-year-old Southern Indiana boy has died six weeks after he and a friend were critically burned when a can of gasoline ignited. Nicholas Decker died Friday... – Jun 01, 2009 at 12:15 PM in Communities

Private airplane crashes into Martinsville used car lot by Vic Ryckaert

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A pilot and his passenger suffered minor injuries Friday when a private airplane crashed into a used car lot in Martinsville. The single-engine Cessna... – May 22, 2009 at 8:28 PM in News

Police: Son tried to disguise fire he set as a hate crime by indystar

PORTAGE A Northwest Indiana man was held in the Porter County Jail on Saturday on a preliminary charge that he set a fire at his mother’s home. Brandon Bennett, 21, tried to... – May 03, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Critically burned boys being treated at Riley by indystar

Two boys from Greene County in Southern Indiana were being treated at Riley Hospital for Children after being burned in a gasoline explosion. Nicholas Decker, 10, Scotland, and... – Apr 21, 2009 at 2:03 AM in Communities

2 boys critical after gasoline fire explodes by indystar

SCOTLAND, Ind. — Two boys were badly burned when gasoline exploded as it came into contact with a smoldering fire pit in the small Southern Indiana community of Scotland.... – Apr 20, 2009 at 3:24 PM in Communities

Hammond man convicted in fire that killed 3 by indystar

CROWN POINT, Ind. — Jurors have convicted a Hammond man of setting an apartment fire that killed his wife, infant daughter and a neighbor. A Lake Criminal Court jury deliberated... – Mar 27, 2009 at 10:20 PM in Crime & Courts

Man held in blaze at canal complex by Jon Murrary

A fire that destroyed part of a $37 million Downtown apartment/retail complex was set by a homeless man who wanted to intimidate his girlfriend into getting back together with him,... – Mar 26, 2009 at 11:22 PM in Marion County

Gas prices up as much as 20 cents a gallon by indystar

Gasoline for April delivery climbed to a 2009 high for the fourth day in a row on speculation that stockpiles fell and refineries kept production rates at a 17-year low for... – Mar 24, 2009 at 7:01 PM in Business

Detective solves 16-year-old disappearance by Kevin Oneal

A man missing from southeastern Indiana for 16 years has been found in the South, and the criminal charge that caused him to leave his home has been dismissed, according to Indiana... – Mar 18, 2009 at 1:53 PM in Crime & Courts

Prosecutor clears Ft. Wayne cops in shooting by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A prosecutor says a Fort Wayne police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man police described as despondent, paranoid and intoxicated. Allen... – Mar 18, 2009 at 8:26 AM in Crime & Courts

Generator fumes blamed in Far-Southside death by Kevin Oneal

Exhaust fumes from a gasoline-powered generator caused the carbon monoxide that apparently killed one man in a travel trailer and hospitalized another on the Far Southside on... – Mar 16, 2009 at 4:23 PM in South Marion County

Teen burned after soaking hair in gasoline by indystar

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was critically burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze, police... – Feb 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM in News

Overturned tanker snarls I-65 traffic by indystar

Traffic on I-65 was tied up for nearly eight hours Wednesday after a tanker carrying an 8,500-gallon load of gasoline overturned on the city’s Far Southside. Indiana State... – Feb 12, 2009 at 12:59 AM in Metro

Tanker wreck ties up I-65 on Far Southside by Kevin Oneal

All lanes of a previously closed stretch of I-65 near Southport Road have been reopened after a fuel-laden semi overturned there and snarled traffic for nearly eight hours this... – Feb 11, 2009 at 3:52 PM in News

Theft of schools' gas nets no jail time by Robert Annis

NOBLESVILLE -- A former bus driver in the Fishers-based Hamilton Southeastern Schools has been found guilty of felony theft for stealing gas from the district's pump in August... – Jan 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM in Communities

Fumes kill 2 brothers in NE Ind. home by indystar

LIGONIER, Ind. -- Authorities say two brothers died when they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in their northern Indiana home.The Noble County Sheriff's Department says... – Jan 13, 2009 at 7:16 AM in News