Creepiest Things to Happen On / Near Halloween

Explosion at the Indiana State Fair kills 74 and Injures 400

On Halloween night, 1963, during a “Holiday on Ice” skating exhibition at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, a propane gas explosion killed 74 people and injured nearly 400 just after 11 p.m. No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room. The gas came in contact with an electric popcorn machine. A blast of orange flame shot 40 feet up through the South side seats, catapulting people and chairs through the air.