LAFAYETTE, IN — A large tank of a chemical solvent exploded about 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, prompting a response from at least three fire departments to the area of Tippecanoe County Road 400 South ...

The 10,000-gallon tank had only 1,000 or 2,000 gallons of toluene in it when it exploded, Wea Township Fire Department Public Information Officer Drake Dussault said.