Overview

• Crews were dispatched around 12:40 p.m. Sunday after a fire alarm at the plant on Seventh Street Road.
• En route, responders were told of a possible explosion with an injury, and plant personnel directed them to the affected area.
• Firefighters found no active fire and located one person fatally injured inside the building.
• Officials said the explosion was contained to the plant’s interior, and crews secured utilities before clearing the scene.
• Louisville Metro Arson and Louisville Metro Police opened an investigation into the cause and circumstances.