LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News ) – Officials say 11 workers have been hospitalized after an explosion at a Kentucky manufacturing plant.

WAVE reports that the explosion occurred around 3 p.m. at the Givaudan Sense Color plant at 1901 Payne Street.

Givaudan Sense Color is known as the former DDW factory.

Two employees had to be rescued after the explosion.

Dr. Jason Smith, chief medical officer at the University of Louisville Hospital, told WAVe that the hospital is treating seven of the injured, two of whom are in critical condition. The hospital reported a variety of injuries from the blast, including multiple burns and blast injuries, as well as penetrating and blunt force injuries from the force of the blast and crush injuries from any debris that fell on the victims.

Louisville Metro Emergency Services says a shelter-in-place order has been issued for those within a one-mile radius. People within a radius of two streets were also evacuated.

In an updateLouisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the cause of the explosion is unknown. Greenberg said everyone who worked at the facility and those around them were accounted for.

Givaudan team members who were inside said everything was working normally before the explosion.

Air monitoring in the area is clear at this time. Mayor Greenberg is asking the public to continue to exercise caution and avoid the area. No additional evacuations are planned.

Louisville officials are working to get more details from the company about what kind of chemicals were involved.

Some businesses on Frankfort Avenue in Clifton reported damage from this explosion. These are the photos sent to us from Quills Coffee and Osaka Japanese Restaurant.

WAVE SkyTrack cameras captured the explosion from a distance. In the video, you can see a spark ignite before heavy smoke fills the air.

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