What do you picture when you think of Indiana? Notre Dame? The Indianapolis 500? Indiana is definitely a quirky state, but it's a state full of unexplained phenomena as well. From the Kokomo hum to alleged UFO sightings, there's a lot of weirdness floating around the Hoosier State. However, nothing quite compares to the strangest thing to happen in one of Indiana's small towns - an event that still has no clear explanation. Have you ever heard of the Odon fires? Unlike other ghost stories in Indiana, this one hits a little closer to home.

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Odon, Indiana is a small town of approximately 1,300 residents in Daviess County.

It's a quiet, relatively peaceful town where not many strange or mysterious events occur.

However, one April morning in 1941, an Odon farmhouse caught fire. When the owner rushed inside, he became baffled when he noticed the fire seemed to be gushing out from the wall.

This farmhouse was built before electricity was standard and without wiring in the walls, the cause of this fire was quite confusing.

Firefighters and other emergency services rushed over and quickly put out the strange fire. Unfortunately, the strange events didn't end there.

A little while later, a second mysterious fire erupted from a mattress within the house and the fire department had to be called back out.

This strange pattern kept occurring throughout the day. By the day's close, the firemen had extinguished 28 mysterious fires.

Proposed causes included gasses from a nearby well, pranks caused by children, or magnetic fields. None of these causes could be proven or even fully accounted for what happened on this day. This mystery known as the Odon Fires was never able to be explained, and never occurred again.

Theories range from paranormal activity and angry spirits to unintentional causes to arson. But nothing has been determined.

We may never know the cause of the Odon fires, but we're sure many of you have heard of them. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

If you think this bizarre small-town event has a paranormal basis, you could be right! There are countless tales of hauntings in Indiana that feel equally eerie. If that's you, you might just like our list of similar inexplicable ghost stories in Indiana. Our state is full of haunted places - and taking a ghost tour is the best way to get the inside scoop!

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