she'd never envisioned that it would take place as she lay trapped under the debris of a collapsed candle factory in Kentucky. But a few hours before the end of her shift at the Mayfield Consumer ...

MAYFIELD, Ky.--A monstrous tornado, carving a track that could rival the longest on record, ripped across the middle of the U.S. in a stormfront that killed dozens and tore apart a candle factory ...

In the town of Mayfield, one of the hardest hit in the state, the fire station, the city hall and a candle factory were destroyed. Homes and other businesses were flattened or missing roofs.