Tennessee, Hurricane Helene and Impact Plastics
Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.
2 dead, several missing from Impact Plastics facility after Helene floods Erwin, Tennessee
A devastating flood struck an East Tennessee plastics manufacturing plant during Hurricane Helene, resulting in multiple employees being missing or deceased.
Six Hurricane Helene flood deaths confirmed in Tennessee, one from Knox County
Federal, state and local officials have warned that the death total will rise in East Tennessee from flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.
Tennessee factory employees clung to semitruck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
The harrowing incident happened at the same time as the Unicoi County Hospital helicopter rescue, just a mile south.
Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees. Some are among the missing, dead.
Families began learning the grim news Monday that their loved ones were among the workers who did not survive when floodwaters from Hurricane Helene trapped them at a eastern Tennessee plastics factory.
Employees still missing from East Tennessee plastics factory after Helene
Impact Plastics in Unicoi County come from a tight knit Mexican community. The families say they were told four bodies have been recovered and they’re waiting to hear who they are.
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Impact Plastics: Some employees dead or missing
The senior management team of Impact Plastics in Erwin has issued a press release expressing sympathy for the missing and deceased employees and one contractor during the historic and devastating floods at its facility on Friday,
Impact Plastics addresses ‘missing and deceased employees’ after floods
"We are devastated by the tragic loss of great employees,” Impact Plastics founder Gerald O'Connor said in the release.
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Six Hurricane Helene flood deaths confirmed in Tennessee, one in Knox County
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