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Two Injured In Louisville Plant Explosion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two people have been injured in a plant explosion in Louisville's Rubbertown district. A MetroSafe Communications supervisor said the explosion at Eckart Aluminum happened around 7 p.m. EDT Monday and occurred indoors at the plant, The Courier-Journal reported.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two people have been injured in a plant explosion in Louisville's Rubbertown district.

A MetroSafe Communications supervisor said the explosion at Eckart Aluminum happened around 7 p.m. EDT Monday and occurred indoors at the plant, The Courier-Journal reported.

Lake Dreamland Fire was at the scene, but no fire remained burning, the newspaper said. The supervisor said there was no immediate threat to public health.

Two men died in an explosion seven weeks ago at another Rubbertown plant, Carbide Industries.