Officials reported an explosion at a manufacturing plant on Payne Street in the Clifton neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
Soon after, Louisville Metro Emergency Services issued a shelter-in-place order within a 1-mile radius of the explosion. It was lifted at approximately 4:30 p.m.
The radius included several populous areas of Louisville, including parts of Baxter Avenue, Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue.
Some residents in Louisville’s Clifton, Irish Hill, Cherokee Triangle, Original Highlands and Butchertown neighborhoods were part of the shelter-in-place. Mutliple schools were within the radius, including Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary.
Students at Breckinridge-Franklin and Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts School sheltered in place but were given the all clear to dismiss shortly before 4 p.m., The Courier Journal reported.
Blown out windows at Osaka Sushi Bar from the explosion that happened in Louisville, Ky. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
Businesses within the north portion of the radius included Enso, Witches Brew Coffee, Morning Fork, The Mellwood Tavern, Chik’n & Mi and Mom’s Music Store. The eastern portion of the radius included Volare, the Kroger on Brownsboro Road and Gallant Fox Brewing.
The Mellwood Art Center, Headliners Music Hall, Cave Hill Cemetery and an outer sliver of Cherokee Park near the golf course were also in the 1-mile radius.
Some businesses and residential areas shook with the blast, and the windows at some store fronts shattered.
Reach reporter Eleanor McCrary at EMcCrary@courier-journal.com or at @ellie_mccrary on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville explosion: Where did it take place, what to know about area
