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Dennis Donovan

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Tue Nov 12, 2024, 06:02 PM Nov 12

AP: At least 11 employees injured in explosion at Kentucky business

AP - At least 11 employees injured in explosion at Kentucky business

By DYLAN LOVAN and REBECCA REYNOLDS
Updated 5:50 PM EST, November 12, 2024



LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion on Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, business that produces natural color for foods and drinks.

The cause of explosion, which happened at Givaudan Sense Colour, was unknown. News video footage showed an industrial building with the middle section burned and partially collapsed.

No one answered the phone at the company’s Louisville office. A man who answered at the Port Washington, Wisconsin, office declined to comment.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said officials spoke to employees inside the plant. “They have initially conveyed that everything was normal activity when the explosion occurred,” he said.

Greenburg said officials have accounted for everyone who was working at the plant at the time of the explosion. Officials would not comment on the severity of the injuries received by the people who were taken to hospitals.

Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neill said air monitoring began immediately after the explosion and “nothing at this point has ever shown any type of chemical problems in the air in this entire region.” O’Neill also said that fire officials “don’t precisely know yet exactly what types of leaks may happen or may be ongoing,” but he urged residents to stay calm.

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AP: At least 11 employees injured in explosion at Kentucky business (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Nov 12 OP
Oh, dear. Good luck to all involved! electric_blue68 Nov 12 #1

electric_blue68

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1. Oh, dear. Good luck to all involved!
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:07 PM
Nov 12

Decades ago (be4 9-11) I was in downtown Manhatran about 2 blocks north of a main East West thoroughfare when...

BLAM!!!

No following extra noise, sirens, smoke, bad smells etc. Nothing on the news that night. I was 2 blocks away, and my ears ached for a few hours afterwards.

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