Workers at a candle factory that was destroyed when a tornado hit Kentucky last month are facing layoffs if they cannot be transferred to another facility.
Mayfield Consumer Products said in a filing that the closure of its plant after the Dec. 10 storm affected 501 people.
The company was working to open a new factory about 10 miles away in Hickory, Kentucky, when the tornado struck. Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing severalA spokesman for the company said Friday evening the company is "committed to the rehiring of everyone and to meeting or exceeding the employment levels it had prior to the tornado.
However, Bob Ferguson, a candle factory spokesman, told The Courier Journal in a statement the company will offer positions to everyone who received a termination notice.
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