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Jail inmates 'worked their tails off' to rescue people trapped in the ruins of the Kentucky candle factory, says tornado survivor
Business Insider via msn ^ | 12 December 2021 | jzitser@businessinsider.com (Joshua Zitser)

Posted on 12/12/2021 6:45:14 PM PST by blueplum

Jail inmates were "working their tails off" to rescue people trapped in the ruins of a Kentucky candle factory after it was leveled by a tornado on Friday night, a factory worker told NBC News.

Kyanna Parsons-Perez, who Insider interviewed about her experience of being trapped under debris, told NBC News that she saw inmates from Graves County Jail taking part in the effort to free factory workers from the rubble...

"They were helping," she said emphatically during the video interview. "And to see inmates — because you know they could have used that moment to try to run away or anything — they did not. They were there. They were helping us."...

....One of the jail's employees, reportedly supervising the inmates, did not make it out alive....

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: candlefactory; inmates; kentucky; mayfield; prisoners; rescue; tornado
The Graves County Jail employee's name or details surrounding his death, has not yet been released. Also not released yet is the roster of volunteer inmates.
1 posted on 12/12/2021 6:45:14 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Meanwhile: https://www.wsmv.com/news/kentucky-police-searching-for-escaped-inmate/article_d7a202fc-5b9c-11ec-976d-27249b2a8a3d.html?fbclid=IwAR1zqXUVD0qHQ-QWyiCDFV6HA3cYECWL90OPRJjp10GREtnUHZf0yRWSqYA


2 posted on 12/12/2021 6:53:17 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Do we value what the Founding Fathers gave us enough to fight for it?)
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To: blueplum

The escaped inmate was on work release at the candle factory when he failed to return.


3 posted on 12/12/2021 6:54:55 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Do we value what the Founding Fathers gave us enough to fight for it?)
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To: blueplum

Business Insider =doublespeak. Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.


4 posted on 12/12/2021 7:37:16 PM PST by willk
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To: blueplum

That’s sweet...


5 posted on 12/12/2021 8:30:53 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: blueplum

Direct link to Business Insider:

https://www.insider.com/kentucky-candle-factory-inmates-helped-rescue-workers-tornado-survivor-2021-12


6 posted on 12/12/2021 10:14:54 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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