Explosion at Louisville Beverage Ingredient Plant Results in Multiple Hospitalizations and Neighborhood Shelter Orders
Louisville, Kentucky – An explosion at a local business specializing in ingredients for soft drinks resulted in the hospitalization of at least 11 employees and prompted authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order within a one-mile radius on Tuesday. The blast, heard by residents in the vicinity, tore a substantial hole in the roof of the industrial facility, causing emergency services to respond to a “large-scale incident,” according to posts by the Louisville Fire Department on …