FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Louisville community is still waiting for answers days after a manufacturing plant exploded in the Clifton neighborhood on Tuesday.
Two workers were killed and several others were injured in the blast.
Large pieces of debris were launched into the residential neighborhoods around the facility, owned by Givaudan Sense Colour. Residents are still waiting for answers, and expect the company to pay for damage caused to their property.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Givaudan was invited to speak at a news conference on Wednesday, however the company's representatives were not present.
"They were invited to this press conference; they are not here this morning," Greenberg said.
Gov. Andy Beshear commented on the company's absence at Thursday's Team Kentucky update.
"Any company that has an explosion in a community ought to be there talking with the neighbors, assuring them that they're going to take reasonable steps," he said.
Givaudan has released few statements since the explosion, including one Wednesday morning expressing its condolences to the victims and their families, and another Thursday morning in response to several questions from WHAS11.
The company initially told first responders all employees had been accounted for after the explosion, but hours later a worker was dead under the rubble. Givaudan explained it was "miscommunication" that led to the late discovery.
Many residents have expressed frustration over the lack of public response from the company.
"To operate where they operate, they need to be out in that community telling people first, what happened or telling them that they're committed to finding out what happened, and then to be fully transparent about it. Because we're certainly going to be. But then, to reassure them that they'll take steps so something like this doesn't happen [again]," Beshear said.
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The cause of the explosion remains under investigation and once its complete, Beshear said the findings will be made public.
Officials said the Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Compliance (KYOSH) investigation could take six months.
"This is a tragedy," the governor said. "We need to pick our people back up, but we need to get answers and then ultimately, we need to do better because of what we learn from it.”
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