Several people are missing after a building collapsed amid an explosion in Kentucky.
CBS affiliate WLKY has shared dramatic drone footage showing a shell of blackened rubble in the middle of a partially destroyed multi-story building.
Fire officials said the explosion occurred in the 1900 block of Payne Street in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
Sources told WLKY there are people “missing and trapped inside,” while residents reported hearing a loud bang miles away.
Several people are missing after a building collapsed amid an explosion on Payne Street in the Clifton neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday afternoon.
Fire officials said the explosion occurred in the 1900 block of Payne Street in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
Local news outlet WLKY has shared dramatic drone footage showing a shell of blackened rubble in the middle of a partially destroyed multi-story building.
The Louisville Fire Department described the explosion as a “large-scale incident.”
The structure appears to be a commercial building that houses companies such as natural food coloring company DD Williamson or Givaudan Sense Color.
It is not known at this time how many people were inside the building at the time of the explosion, or what caused it.
This is breaking news with updates to follow.
The Louisville Fire Department described the explosion as a “large-scale incident.”
The structure (pictured on Google Maps before the explosion) appears to be a commercial building that houses businesses, including natural food coloring company DD Williamson.