Explosion At KY ‘Dippin’s Dots’ Factory Friday Night In Paducah Injures At Least 4 ‘Nitrogen Leak’

MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — An explosion has been reported overnight at the Dippin’s Dots factory in Paducah, Kentucky. The blast is said to have injured at least four individuals.

The Dippin’s Dots factory, a facility that supplies their chain of stores with little dots of ice cream, in a variety of flavors, is located at 5101 Charter Oak Drive, across from a Crystal Springs Water facility in McCracken County.

According to officials, four people inside the facility were injured, and all of them have been transported to a hospital.

The condition of the four people involved is unknown at this time.

“We have very few employees that work the night shift, all employees have been accounted for. Four were taken to hospital with reported injuries. We do not know the extent of those injuries,” said Steve Heisner, Vice President of Administration and Human Resources, Dippin’ Dots LLC, reports WBRC.

All we know at the this is, there was a nitrogen leak. It is unclear whether the leak contributed to the explosion, or if it occurred after the explosion.

Pam Spencer, Paducah spokesperson, noted that the focus is currently shifting to the investigation phase, with the fire crews beginning to leave the site.

“We will soon be able to get inside safely, and make an assessment of what has occurred. The building is all intact. There was an isolated explosion, for lack of a better term,” said Heisner. “We do not yet know what the cause of that explosion was.”

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Geo quick facts: McCracken County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,565. The county seat and only municipality is Paducah. McCracken County was the 78th county formed, having been created in 1825. McCracken County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.