Candle Factory Mgrs Threatened To Fire Workers Who Left Before Tornado

Workers at the “flattened” candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky are speaking out.

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They claim that managers refused their requests to leave early.

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At least 15 employees allege that they asked to leave when the tornado sirens went off.

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Supervisors told their staff that they had to stay and work.

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At least eight people were killed in the factory.

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Many more workers were hospitalized.

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There is still not an updated count of how many people were inside the factory Friday night.

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Beshear asked employees to check in at a local Church to confirm an accurate count.

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Managers deny that they threatened to terminate employees who left early.

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