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Fatal Blast at Test Worth Laboratories Kills Worker in Indiana
In Columbia City Indiana fire officials investigate an explosion and flash fire at Test Worth Laboratories that killed 20 year old Richard Karst and injured his father Frank 55 and Ira Nicodemus 50. The blast struck while workers mixed tile adhesive in a two story plant, damaging a wall and triggering small blazes.
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Testworth Laboratories
Richard Karst
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Ira Nicodemus