Mayfield Candle Company CEO Asks Public For Donations 

The CEO of the Mayfield Candle Company, Troy Propes, is asking the public for donations.

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He has set up a Paypal account and is asking people to donate to the MCP Candles Tornado Victims’ Fund.

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He said that they are “heartbroken” about the lives lost in the disaster.

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There is still not a confirmed number of fatalities at this time.

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110 workers were inside the factory at the time the tornado struck.

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Approximately 40 of those workers have been rescued but there are still many unaccounted for.

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The last rescue occurred on Saturday morning at around 3:30 AM.

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said it’s a “very dire situation at this point.”

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He said that this “may be the largest loss of life in any tornado event in a single location, and in the state’s history.”

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