Plant Blast Kills Worker, Spews Ammonia Cloud
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A blast ripped through a food additive plant, killing one worker and spewing a cloud of ammonia over parts of Louisville.
Residents near the plant were asked to stay inside their homes and some were evacuated after the blast ruptured a line to a tank holding 40,000 pounds of ammonia.
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