(13 Nov 2024)
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Louisville, Kentucky – 13 November 2024
1. Scene of explosion at Kentucky plant
2. Firefighters taping off large debris
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Craig Greenberg, Louisville:
“This is an incredibly sad and tragic incident. These two individuals who have passed went to their job in an ordinary day to provide for their family when the unthinkable happened. The first victim who passed away was transported to U of L hospital and died as a result of the injuries sustained in the blast. The second victim was found in the rubble late last night as Louisville firefighters went back into the building late last night to confirm that everyone had been accounted for.”
4. Pan of factory destruction
5. Tight on security pole destroyed
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robin Durkin, nearby resident:
“I was just watching TV, sitting there my cat on my lap, and it scared her so bad, she scratched me and then peed all over me.
(reporter: what did it sound like?)
I can’t even explain what it sounded like. I’ve never heard or felt anything like that. It was awful. You see, I really thought a bomb went off. I mean, there were people like plumbers working next door, and I thought they had exploded like a water heater. Then I really thought I was going to come outside to like body parts.”
7. Roofer working on damage
8. Neighbor cleaning up porch
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robin Durkin, nearby resident:
“Everything in our house fell, all the pictures fell off the wall. Our TV fell over. I didn’t notice till today, but we have, like our curio cabinet, everything that was in it fell over. Dishes inside our cabinets broke, one of the windows.”
10. Plant destruction
11. Broken glass in home
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Robin Durkin, nearby resident:
“I don’t think they should rebuild it. I think it’s time it comes down. Two explosions in 20 years is a bit much.”
13. Wide of explosion scene
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Craig Greenberg, Louisville:
“I want to be very clear, we hear those concerns of the neighbors loud and clear. Today is not the day to have those conversations with the company. We are focused on the victims, their family, finding out what happened, providing support to all of the victims’ families, but we hear the concerns of the neighbors loud and clear, and that certainly will be something on our mind as we talk about the family.”
15. Fire truck near scene
STORYLINE:
Two employees have died following an explosion at a Louisville, Kentucky, factory that caused a partial collapse of the building and blew out windows in nearby homes and businesses, the company said Wednesday.
The explosion occurred Tuesday afternoon at Givaudan Sense Colour, which produces colorings for food and drinks. Ten other people were injured, and rescue crews spent hours searching for victims.
“We are grieving with the families, friends, and loved ones of those that were lost and injured during this very difficult time,” the company said in a statement.
Residents nearby said they smelled a variety of odors coming from the plant over the years, including what they described as an ammonia-like smell, a burnt sugar smell and a burnt caramel smell.
Amanda Strecker, who lived in a townhouse near the plant from 2018 to 2022, said she had long been concerned about the ammonia-like smell she and her family had noticed.
During the first few years Strecker lived in the neighborhood, the plant was owned by D.D. Williamson & Co. Givaudan acquired the plant in 2021.
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