Mayfield candle factory deaths: Could they have been avoided
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Last updated 17 Juni 2024
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Kentucky governor: Storms may have killed at least 70 people
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Kentucky tornadoes: A miraculous escape after a candle factory's collapse
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9th worker from the Mayfield candle factory dies, tornado death toll now 76, News
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Mayfield candle factory deaths: Could they have been avoided?
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Kentucky candle factory survivor said a supervisor told him he would be fired if he left ahead of the storm. A company spokesperson denied the claim
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In an instant, a Kentucky factory destroyed, dozens of employees missing
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Eight confirmed dead, eight missing at Kentucky candle factory - company spokesperson
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FEMA: 8 dead, all others accounted for from Mayfield candle factory
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Mayfield, Kentucky candle factory destroyed by tornado
Kentucky tornadoes: Governor says it will be 'a miracle' if anyone else pulled from crumbled factory
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Tornado hits Mayfield candle factory: How many people died
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Kentucky tornado: Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say
Kentucky tornado death toll reaches 74, but only 8 at candle factory