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Coverage dated October 1, 2024

Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene

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Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

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  1. NBC New York

    Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene (opens NBC New York)

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    Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

  2. Fox5 Atlanta

    Investigators probe Tennessee plastics factory after deaths during Helene flooding (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away in Hurricane Helene floodwaters. Two died, and five are still missing.

  3. Forbes

    Did Tennessee’s Impact Plastics Factory Ignore Hurricane Helene Warnings? What To Know As State Investigates. (opens Forbes)

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    Eleven employees of Tennessee’s Impact Plastics were swept away by Hurricane Helene’s flooding—two have been confirmed dead and four are still missing.

  4. NBC News

    Tennessee investigating plastics factory after workers trapped by Hurricane Helene floods died or went missing (opens NBC News)

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    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday it is looking into allegations against an Erwin plastics factory where several workers died after they were swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene and some were still missing.

  5. Athens The News Courier

    Helene (opens Athens The News Courier)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by

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