People in Louisville, Kentucky, have been asked to shelter in place in the one-mile radius of
a reported explosion
in a neighborhood east of the city’s downtown area.
The city’s emergency services posted on X that there has been a “hazardous materials incident” at the address of a Givaudan Sense Colours, a company that makes natural food colorings. Louisville Metro Police said its officers responded and blocked off the roadways around the location.
It is the scene of a “large scale incident,” according to a
post from the Louisville Fire Department
.
Video from NBC affiliate WAVE showed a large police presence and emergency services vehicles lining the road of what appeared to be a residential street.
Firefighters and trucks were roughly two blocks from where the caution tape blocked off the road.
WAVE anchor John Boel posted footage from the station’s sky track camera that he said caught the moment an explosion went off in Clifton, where the fire is located.
Authorities did not provide additional information and an email from NBC News to Givaudan Sense Colours was not immediately returned.
This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
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