2 dead, others injured after explosion at Louisville, Kentucky, plant
Two people have been killed and others injured in an explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday that had prompted a shelter-in-place order.
Two people have been killed and others injured in an explosion in Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday that had prompted a shelter-in-place order.
The blast in a neighborhood east of downtown around 3 p.m. local time injured 12 people, some with life-threatening injuries, officials have said.
Food and cosmetics company Givaudan said that the blast occurred at its Sense Colour factory, and that two of its team members were killed. It was not clear if the two people who died were among the 12 counted injured.
The city's emergency services posted on X that there was a "hazardous materials incident" at the facility, which makes natural food colorings. Louisville Metro Police said officers blocked off the roads around the location.
It is the scene of a "large scale incident," the Louisville Fire Department said on X. A shelter-in-place order was lifted about an hour after it was issued Tuesday afternoon.
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