LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — State regulators notified prosecutors this week that criminal charges can be brought in connection with inspection failures at the Givaudan Sense Colour plant in Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood.
Two people died and 11 others were injured after an explosion at the food coloring factory last November. Federal investigators believe a cooking vessel didn’t vent properly and subsequently overheated and burst.
The Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction found that the cooker that exploded was installed without a required permit that would have triggered a state inspection, according to documents WDRB News obtained through a public records request…