{"id":1109056,"date":"2021-12-11T13:58:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109056"},"modified":"2021-12-11T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T18:58:54","slug":"video-kentucky-governor-fears-dozens-dead-after-storm-strikes-candle-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-kentucky-governor-fears-dozens-dead-after-storm-strikes-candle-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Kentucky Governor Fears Dozens Dead After Storm Strikes Candle Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-kentucky-governor-fears-dozens-dead-after-storm-strikes-candle-factory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/tornado-damage-mayfield-kentucky-flag-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Tornadoes and extreme weather tore through several states Friday causing catastrophic destruction and killing at least six individuals, Fox 9 reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe death toll was expected to rise Saturday, with the governor in Kentucky fearing dozens could be dead after the storm struck a candle factory,\u201d the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/kentucky-tornado-gov-fears-dozens-dead-after-storm-hits-candle-factory\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The storms also hit an Amazon facility located in Illinois and an Arkansas nursing home.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists with the National Weather Service planned to survey damage paths Saturday, however, initial reports by the Storm Prediction Center noted over two dozen tornadoes hit states including Arkansas and Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The report continued:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p>In Kentucky, several buildings collapsed during the severe weather that struck Mayfield, said Sarah Burgess, a trooper with the Kentucky State Police.&nbsp;She said several people were trapped inside a damaged candle factory and that a shift was ongoing when the storm hit.&nbsp;\u201cThe entire building is essentially leveled,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a social media post Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1469632569654218755\">wrote<\/a> it had been \u201cone of the toughest nights in Kentucky\u2019s history, with multiple counties impacted and a significant loss of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">I have declared a state of emergency and submitted a request to <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@POTUS&nbsp;<\/span>for an immediate federal emergency declaration,\u201d he added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.6328767123288\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This has been one of the toughest nights in Kentucky\u2019s history, with multiple counties impacted and a significant loss of life. I have declared a state of emergency and submitted a request to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> for an immediate federal emergency declaration.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KmMOl95t1N\">https:\/\/t.co\/KmMOl95t1N<\/a> <br \/>1\/2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xj5DgTZp1Z\">pic.twitter.com\/Xj5DgTZp1Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1469632569654218755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Burgess, search and rescue crews were still sorting through rubble but did not yet have a number of how many people died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just can\u2019t confirm a number right now because we are still out there working, and we have so many agencies involved in helping us,\u201d Burgess continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Video footage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J0pliQeo9FY\">showed<\/a> the collapsed building and destruction at the Mayfield factory:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayfield, Kentucky Candle Factory Completely Destroyed By Tornado\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J0pliQeo9FY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, at least one individual passed away when the severe weather hit an Amazon facility located in Edwardsville, Illinois, according to police chief Mike Fillback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe roof of the building was ripped off and a wall about the length of a football field collapsed,\u201d the Fox 9 report said, adding that two people were transported by helicopter to medical facilities in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial video footage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TbkBeM6RP2I\">showed<\/a> the damaged Amazon facility:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amazon facility hit by tornado\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbkBeM6RP2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a subsequent post on Saturday, Beshear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1469632571772444675\">thanked<\/a> EMS workers, police, firefighters, and first responders for their help amid the disaster:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.180064308682\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I want to personally thank every local EMS employee, police officer, firefighter and first responder.<\/p>\n<p>And to all of our Kentucky families impacted by these devastating tornados, we want you to know we are here for you and we are praying for you. <br \/>2\/2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovAndyBeshear\/status\/1469632571772444675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd to all of our Kentucky families impacted by these devastating tornados, we want you to know we are here for you and we are praying for you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tornadoes and extreme weather tore through several states Friday causing catastrophic destruction and killing at least six individuals, Fox 9 reported. \u201cThe death toll was expected to rise Saturday, with &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1109056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1109056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1109056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1109056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1109056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1109056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}