LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The Latest on an explosion at a UPS freight hub in Kentucky (all times local):
10:40 a.m.
Fire department officials say fire damage was minimal in an explosion that rocked a UPS freight hub in Lexington, Kentucky.
Lexington Battalion Chief Jason Wells says the Wednesday morning blast included a small fire in the facility.
Wells says eight people received medical attention, but says they are “extremely lucky” the injuries weren’t worse.
Wells says two people taken to the hospital suffered from burns and possible concussions, and six others in the vicinity of the explosion were taken to the hospital for observation as a precaution.
Wells told news outlets that a truck and trailer with an acetylene tank exploded in the building. The cause of the explosion wasn’t yet known, but the blast wasn’t suspicious.
Fire officials say the facility has been evacuated and everyone is accounted for.
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9 a.m.
Police in Kentucky’s second-largest city say they’re responding to a large explosion.
News outlets report that a business in Lexington has been damaged by the Wednesday morning explosion. The reports say that the back of a building appears to have been damaged.
Businesses near the site on Blue Sky Parkway reported a loud explosion shortly before 8 a.m. EDT. The blast was felt inside other buildings.
Lexington police urged people to avoid the Blue Sky Parkway area.
No other details were immediately available.
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