The large manufacturing complex produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medications used in U.S. hospitals.
Parts of roofs were ripped open atop its massive buildings. The Pfizer plant stores large quantities of medicine that were tossed about, said Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone.
The plant produces anesthesia and other drugs as well as nearly 25% of all sterile injectable medications used in U.S. hospitals, Pfizer said on its website. Erin Fox, senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health, said the damage “will likely lead to long-term shortages while Pfizer works to either move production to other sites or rebuilds.”The roof of a Pfizer facility shows heavy damage after a tornado passed the area in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on July 19, 2023.
A preliminary report from neighboring Nash County said 13 people were injured and 89 structures were damaged, WRAL-TVThree homes owned by Brian Varnell and his family members in the nearby Dortches area were damaged. He told the news outlet he is thankful they are all alive. His sister and her children hid in their home’s laundry room.
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