EAST ALTON, Ill. — The East Alton Fire Department responded to a deadly explosion Thursday afternoon at an ammunition plant. Authorities told 5 On Your Side's Robert Townsend that a man was killed ...

Leonard Mouser is pictured at his former desk in the Winchester East Alton facility. He's holding a framed display he received at a retirement party in May. EAST ALTON — Leonard Mouser, 82, started ...

Employees stop near the Winchester main gate and look back towards an area described as "primer island" after hearing a large explosion Thursday afternoon. A Wieland employee directs arriving fire ...

An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. "We were driving through there and heard a big boom, pushed the van a little bit," said Dustin Courtouise, who ...

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A 60-year-old Bunker Hill man died in a truck explosion Thursday at an ammunition plant in East Alton, the Madison County coroner announced Friday. Oscar “Zeke” R. Bettorf was identified as the victim ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EAST ALTON, Ill. – A family is now mourning ...

An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. “We were driving through there and heard a big boom, pushed the van a little bit,” said Dustin Courtouise, who ...