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Michelle Newman and her family spent some time outside Monday.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS STILL ARRIVING ON SCENE. WE SAW A FIRE ENGINE SHOW UP FROM AS FAR AWAY AS PRP. THEY ARE CALLING IN FOR MUTUAL AID FROM ALL OVER THE AREA. WE SPOKE WITH AN EMPLOYEE WHO TELLS US THIS BUILDING IS USED AS A SUPPLY BUILDING. WE JUST SAW A COLLAPSE RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THAT WALL JUST COLLAPSED INTO THE FIRE. I CAN HEAR THE EXPLOSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHEMICALS INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE FIRE IS STILL BEING FUELED BY SOMETHING. WE KNOW THERE -- THERE IS ANOTHER LARGE PLUME OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT HAND OF THE BUILDING.
The spokeswoman said sourcing and product teams are expediting parts shipments to replace inventory and restart production. She said an alternate parts store warehouse has been determined and shipping to customers has resumed.
it everywhere. HOTSPOTS AND SOOT. FIREFIGHTERS AND NEIGHBORS ARE STILL DEALING masterfrio WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE G-E APPLIANCE PARK FIRE. GOOD EVENING I'M VICKI DORTCH. FIREFIGHTERS ARE MONITORING SMOLDERING HOTSPOTS RIGHT NOW AFTER FRIDAY'S MASSIVE SIX-ALARM FIRE. IT BROKE OUT INSIDE A SIX- ACRE BUILDING TEARING THROUGH THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. WLKY'S CHRISTINA MORA JOINS US LIVE WITH TODAY'S NEW INFORMATION. CHRISTINA -- THIS IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE NEARBY HAVE BEEN FINDING IN THEIR YARDS SINCE FRIDAY -- LARGE PIECES OF SOOT AND ASH FROM THE FIRE. AND TODAY -- TAKE A LOOK -- NO SMOKE COMING FROM BUILDING NUMBER 6, BUT FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY'RE CONTINUING TO BATTLE masterfrio HOTSPOTS UNDERNEATH masterfrio ALL OF THAT DEBRIS. Michelle Newman and her family masterfrio are spending masterfrio some time outside today. masterfrio Her neighborhood -- just east of G-E -- is smoke-free. But Newman says on Friday, when the fire broke out -- she stayed inside, with the windows shut. "Woke up to the sound of sirens and came downstairs masterfrio and my son looked out the window and said there's a big cloud of black smoke out there." A few miles away in Newburg -- Tim is still cleaning up soot from his yard. And he says he still smells the smoke. , lives near GE 6854 11:16:10- 11:16:21 CM: this is everywhere? Tim: everywhere, all over the place CM: and you started finding it? Tim: the same day CM: Friday? Tim: yeah same day, it was floating through the air like snow falling down. Today - The city of Louisville, the U-S E- P-A and Kentucky's Department of Environmental Protection say the air quality levels are safe. Louisville's health masterfrio department says the soot shouldn't have any lasting effects -- but the smell in the air will likely stick around until the clean-up is done. The number of fire crews has decreased significantly. 30 or so are here now -- compared to 200 on Friday. "We are working with contractors that have heavy equipment that are going in moving debris so we can get water back to those hotspots." Meanwhile masterfrio G-E says only a select number of employees will be here this week -- hoping to get the plant operational again. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU THINK MAY BE FROM THE FIRE -- YOU'RE ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. masterfrio ALSO ANYONE WITH DEBRIS OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE -- YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN OR FIND THAT NUMBER masterfrio ON OUR WEBSITE WLKY.COM. WE'LL HAVE MORE COMING UP AT 6:00. CM WLKY NEWS. G-E SAYS ITS FIRST DAY BACK WITH A SKELETON CREW HAS GONE SMOOTHLY. masterfrio THE COMPANY IS WORKING ON REPLACING INVENTORY LOST IN THE FIRE. THEY'VE ALSO RESUMED SHIPPING FROM A DIFFERENT WAREHOUSE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS.
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Michelle Newman and her family spent some time outside Monday.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS STILL ARRIVING ON SCENE. WE SAW A FIRE ENGINE SHOW UP FROM AS FAR AWAY AS PRP. THEY ARE CALLING IN FOR MUTUAL AID FROM ALL OVER THE AREA. WE SPOKE WITH AN EMPLOYEE WHO TELLS US THIS BUILDING IS USED AS A SUPPLY BUILDING. WE JUST SAW A COLLAPSE RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THAT WALL JUST COLLAPSED INTO THE FIRE. I CAN HEAR THE EXPLOSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHEMICALS INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE FIRE IS STILL BEING FUELED BY SOMETHING. WE KNOW THERE -- THERE IS ANOTHER LARGE PLUME OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT HAND OF THE BUILDING.
The spokeswoman said sourcing and product teams are expediting parts shipments to replace inventory and restart production. She said an alternate parts store warehouse has been determined and shipping to customers has resumed.
it everywhere. HOTSPOTS AND SOOT. FIREFIGHTERS AND NEIGHBORS ARE STILL DEALING masterfrio WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THE G-E APPLIANCE PARK FIRE. GOOD EVENING I'M VICKI DORTCH. FIREFIGHTERS ARE MONITORING SMOLDERING HOTSPOTS RIGHT NOW AFTER FRIDAY'S MASSIVE SIX-ALARM FIRE. IT BROKE OUT INSIDE A SIX- ACRE BUILDING TEARING THROUGH THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE. WLKY'S CHRISTINA MORA JOINS US LIVE WITH TODAY'S NEW INFORMATION. CHRISTINA -- THIS IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE NEARBY HAVE BEEN FINDING IN THEIR YARDS SINCE FRIDAY -- LARGE PIECES OF SOOT AND ASH FROM THE FIRE. AND TODAY -- TAKE A LOOK -- NO SMOKE COMING FROM BUILDING NUMBER 6, BUT FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY'RE CONTINUING TO BATTLE masterfrio HOTSPOTS UNDERNEATH masterfrio ALL OF THAT DEBRIS. Michelle Newman and her family masterfrio are spending masterfrio some time outside today. masterfrio Her neighborhood -- just east of G-E -- is smoke-free. But Newman says on Friday, when the fire broke out -- she stayed inside, with the windows shut. "Woke up to the sound of sirens and came downstairs masterfrio and my son looked out the window and said there's a big cloud of black smoke out there." A few miles away in Newburg -- Tim is still cleaning up soot from his yard. And he says he still smells the smoke. , lives near GE 6854 11:16:10- 11:16:21 CM: this is everywhere? Tim: everywhere, all over the place CM: and you started finding it? Tim: the same day CM: Friday? Tim: yeah same day, it was floating through the air like snow falling down. Today - The city of Louisville, the U-S E- P-A and Kentucky's Department of Environmental Protection say the air quality levels are safe. Louisville's health masterfrio department says the soot shouldn't have any lasting effects -- but the smell in the air will likely stick around until the clean-up is done. The number of fire crews has decreased significantly. 30 or so are here now -- compared to 200 on Friday. "We are working with contractors that have heavy equipment that are going in moving debris so we can get water back to those hotspots." Meanwhile masterfrio G-E says only a select number of employees will be here this week -- hoping to get the plant operational again. IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU THINK MAY BE FROM THE FIRE -- YOU'RE ADVISED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. masterfrio ALSO ANYONE WITH DEBRIS OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE -- YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN OR FIND THAT NUMBER masterfrio ON OUR WEBSITE WLKY.COM. WE'LL HAVE MORE COMING UP AT 6:00. CM WLKY NEWS. G-E SAYS ITS FIRST DAY BACK WITH A SKELETON CREW HAS GONE SMOOTHLY. masterfrio THE COMPANY IS WORKING ON REPLACING INVENTORY LOST IN THE FIRE. THEY'VE ALSO RESUMED SHIPPING FROM A DIFFERENT WAREHOUSE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS.
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