So, I just looked up what this place produces. Colors. Natural colors. Said something about burnt sugars, which I'm not sure if that is a color or literally burnt sugar used as color. The first thing I thought of when I heard it was an explosion was combustible dust. I don't know if flammable such as liquids, solids, or gases were involved, or other processes taking place leading to an explosion (ruptured infrastructure, for example), but chances are, if there was poor housekeeping in the manufacturing part of the plant, this combustible dust exploded the whole thing. Been through many safety trainings this year, and this was often a cause of explosion, so unless it was some kind of a natural gas line or something, my guess is if you're using organics or grain dusts, and the process or area isn't clean, you get this kind of an explosion. I feel for the workers who were killed. This is why having a safety team is so important, and management that is supportive of them. Now, as far as city planner, I'd like to know if this is considered heavy industry or light industry (seems like heavy industry), because if I were a resident, I would wonder why such a plant is zoned near my home....if zoning is a thing in Louisville. A relic of redlining, perhaps.
Let's hope this company takes care of those families that lost their loved ones that were simply trying to pay their bills and take care of their families.
News team, use the company name! Givaudan. Stop creating a mystery. A News team could also identify what area of the plant exploded. A News coverage could say how many employees are at that location. Create a perspective. A News team could identify what kind of management was working that day. Stop using the phrase, "passed-away"... Nobody passed-away, they were killed in the blast. People were not, "lost", They died....in a blast.
@@suebruce493 It's like EVERYONE is part of the machine that protects corporations at any cost. I too couldn't believe the reports. Not a single bit of information. What kind of gases, if any ... that's the tip of the iceberg, as your comments point out
$99/night at the Galt House?? As Archie Bunker might say-- "Hey, thanks! That's white of you!" Sheesh! On NORMAL people's planet Earth, that's DAMN EXPENSIVE for a hotel room!!!
The company produced " food additives". Why are food additives so explosive? What are they putting in Americans food? Why so much secrecy around the incident?
Clearly they were. The plant had ANOTHER explosion in 2003, yet their last INSPECTION was in 2001. Are you f'ing kidding me? Not a single inspection after the explosion in 2003? And republicans want to deregulate industry, because like just about everyone else in this country, including Dems, they could care less about workers. Now sadly it seems like only workers and their families care about safety regulations. It's appalling.
Shame on local government for allowing a manufacturer to use huge quantities of dangerous chemicals in a residential neighborhood.
This is gov
So, I just looked up what this place produces. Colors. Natural colors. Said something about burnt sugars, which I'm not sure if that is a color or literally burnt sugar used as color. The first thing I thought of when I heard it was an explosion was combustible dust. I don't know if flammable such as liquids, solids, or gases were involved, or other processes taking place leading to an explosion (ruptured infrastructure, for example), but chances are, if there was poor housekeeping in the manufacturing part of the plant, this combustible dust exploded the whole thing.
Been through many safety trainings this year, and this was often a cause of explosion, so unless it was some kind of a natural gas line or something, my guess is if you're using organics or grain dusts, and the process or area isn't clean, you get this kind of an explosion.
I feel for the workers who were killed. This is why having a safety team is so important, and management that is supportive of them. Now, as far as city planner, I'd like to know if this is considered heavy industry or light industry (seems like heavy industry), because if I were a resident, I would wonder why such a plant is zoned near my home....if zoning is a thing in Louisville. A relic of redlining, perhaps.
Let's hope this company takes care of those families that lost their loved ones that were simply trying to pay their bills and take care of their families.
News team, use the company name! Givaudan.
Stop creating a mystery.
A News team could also identify what area of the plant exploded.
A News coverage could say how many employees are at that location.
Create a perspective.
A News team could identify what kind of management was working that day.
Stop using the phrase, "passed-away"...
Nobody passed-away, they were killed in the blast.
People were not, "lost",
They died....in a blast.
It’s ridiculous that no one names the factory or tells what it produces. News reports that try to avoid giving information are very suspect.
@@suebruce493 It's like EVERYONE is part of the machine that protects corporations at any cost. I too couldn't believe the reports. Not a single bit of information. What kind of gases, if any ... that's the tip of the iceberg, as your comments point out
$99./night fails to aid local people in need!
Purhaps the hotel could send the hotel bill to the company of the blast!
Why is this factory in residential area. wtf kentucky
Because Metro government is corrupt and incompetent.
im gonna assume the plant was there first. the ford plant is the same way
You never know what might be in your neighborhood 😢
$99/night at the Galt House?? As Archie Bunker might say-- "Hey, thanks! That's white of you!" Sheesh! On NORMAL people's planet Earth, that's DAMN EXPENSIVE for a hotel room!!!
That's cheap! I wouldn't want to stay anywhere for less than that.
The company produced " food additives". Why are food additives so explosive? What are they putting in Americans food? Why so much secrecy around the incident?
My guess is, it depends on the larger scale of quantities and then what they were around. Food additives aren't inherently dangerous (normally).
Did the factory produse fertilliser? Because mysteriously so many fertilliser factories has exploded last couple of years.just wondering...
Not a mystery there.
Maybe profits for the owners were more important than worker safety.
Clearly they were. The plant had ANOTHER explosion in 2003, yet their last INSPECTION was in 2001. Are you f'ing kidding me? Not a single inspection after the explosion in 2003? And republicans want to deregulate industry, because like just about everyone else in this country, including Dems, they could care less about workers. Now sadly it seems like only workers and their families care about safety regulations. It's appalling.
My prayers goes to the victim family