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 Cour… ...

Oscar "Zeke" Bettorf, 60, has been identified as the sole victim of a Thursday explosion at East Alton, Illinois' Winchester ammunition plant.

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — 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 ...

The factory, which is owned by Olin Corp., is about 20 miles north of St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. "There was a loud explosion heard throughout the town," East Alton ...

The factory is about 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) north of St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. “There was a loud explosion heard throughout the town,” East Alton Mayor ...

Winchester’s manufacturing operations are located in East Alton and Oxford, Mississippi. It makes ammunition for various markets, including the U.S. military. Suggest a Correction ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. — An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. The explosion Thursday afternoon killed Oscar “Zeke” R. Bettorf, 60, of Bunker Hill ...

EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. The explosion Thursday afternoon killed Oscar “Zeke” R. Bettorf, 60, of Bunker ...