Mayfield Fire Chief Jeremy Creason, whose own station was destroyed, said the candle factory was diminished to a “pile of bent metal and steel and machinery” and that responders had to at times “crawl over casualties to get to live victims.” Aerial view of a candle factory after a tornado tore through, in Mayfield Photo by MICHAEL GORDON/STORM CHASING VID / VIA REUTERS The steeple on the historic Graves County courthouse was toppled and the nearby First United Methodist Church partially collapsed. Video and photos posted on social media showed brick buildings in downtown Mayfield flattened, with parked cars nearly buried under debris. The rescue efforts will focus in large part on Mayfield, home to some 10,000 people in the southwestern corner of the state where it converges with Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas. Chris Phillips/Maverick Media Group, LLC via REUTERS Photo by CHRIS PHILLIPS/MAVERICK MEDIA GR / REUTERSīeshear said 189 National Guard personnel have been deployed to assist with the recovery. Article content Emergency crews respond at a damaged, Inc warehouse after a tornado passed through Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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