The CEO of Mayfield Consumer Products, LLC., the candle factory that was destroyed by a tornado overnight in Mayfield, Kentucky, told CNN he is with first responders working to count. accounting for his employees who worked there Friday night.
“We believe there were about 110 of our colleagues there last night. And I know that we’re trying to make sure that all gets sorted out,” Troy Propes told CNN in an interview. by phone on Saturday.
“As you can imagine, we’ve been working non-stop since we got here, trying to keep things organized,” he said. “And it’s not something we’ve ever done before, so let’s try to put it all together. But we have a great team of people who are working hard to take care of those things. this employee and their families and hopefully receive the support from them” will need. ”
Propes added that they are gathering grief counselors to help the victims.
He said he learned about the tornado around midnight, ET, and received his first photo of the plant at 2 a.m., which he said he didn’t even recognize.
“I know that Mayfield, Kentucky, is going to come back strong, but it’s going to be very painful for many months to come,” he said. “Maybe years.”
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