Louisville plant explosion results in injuries and damage to homes, businesses
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An explosion at a plant in Louisville Tuesday afternoon left multiple people injured and damaged surrounding buildings, according to media reports.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for a one-mile radius around the Givaudan Sense Colour facility at 1901 Payne Street, but the order had been lifted by about 5 p.m., according to a Facebook post by Louisville Metro Emergency Services.
The agency said an evacuation order for the two surrounding blocks in the city neighborhood of Clifton was still in place.
At least 11 employees were injured in the explosion, the Associated Press reported. Two of them were in critical condition, according to WLKY.
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