The company told local officials that all employees were accounted for after the blast but that did not end up being true. Two people died.

Dr. Jason Smith, University of Louisville Hospital's chief medical officer, said doctors who treated victims dealt with a "spectrum of injuries" consistent with an explosion, including blast injuries, thermal injuries and injuries from falling debris.

Louisville emergency officials confirmed two people died in Tuesday's explosion at a manufacturing plant in the Clifton neighborhood, one of whom was found hours later buried beneath the rubble.

Kentucky’s governor says investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a Louisville factory

Beshear addressed the explosion that struck Louisville on Thursday, saying his primary focus is on the deceased victims.

Two people are dead and at least 10 others are injured following an explosion at a chemical manufacturing plant in Louisville, Kentucky.The blast rocked Louisville’s Clifton neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon,