Crews Trying to Put Out Massive Fire at General Electric Plant in Kentucky

GE Plant’s building 6 appears to be completely destroyed, according to local media sources. The incident is rated as a six-alarm fire and more than 100 firefighters are currently at the scene.

MOSCOW, April 3 (Sputnik) — Emergency crews in Louisville, Kentucky are currently trying to extinguish a massive fire at a General Electric’s (GE) Appliance Park, ABC 7 reported Friday citing the local fire department.

According to the local media, Chief Kevin Tyler of the Harrods Creek Fire Department said that the incident is rated as a six-alarm fire and more than 100 firefighters are currently at the scene.

According to Tyler, GE Plant’s building 6 appears to be completely destroyed. However all GE employees were evacuated safely and sustained no injuries. There have also been no firefighter injuries reported so far.

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The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

GE Appliance Park in Louisville comprises at least 15 buildings and employs some 6,000 people.

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