(Reuters) – Two employees have been killed in an explosion at a plant belonging to Swiss color and aroma make Givaudan in Louisville, Kentucky, the corporate stated on Wednesday.
A number of others have been injured within the incident, which occurred on Tuesday at Givaudan’s Sense Color manufacturing unit within the south-eastern U.S. state, the Swiss group stated in an emailed assertion, with out specifying what number of.
In an announcement dated Tuesday, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg stated firefighters had rescued many individuals from inside and first-responders transported 12 sufferers with numerous accidents starting from minor to essential or life-threatening.
“We’re within the early levels of investigating the reason for this incident and are cooperating with first-responders and supporting businesses,” Givaudan stated.
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