Woman Survives Kentucky Candle Factory Collapse On 40th Birthday

Kyanna Parsons-Perez is celebrating being alive… and her 40th birthday.

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Perez worked at the Kentucky candle factory that was flattened in last night’s tornado strike.

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Over 110 workers were in the factory at the time of the collapse.

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Perez said that she and the six or seven people she was trapped with were fading out of consciousness.

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She was able to call 911 and then went Live to help her and others try to stay calm.

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A rescue worker named Nate told them that they were trapped under 5 feet of rubble.

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Perez became trapped between an air conditioner and water fountain and could not move her legs.

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They were able to shift the debris underneath her in order to get her around.

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She has bruises on her legs, but is grateful to be alive.

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