Tennessee, Hurricane Helene
TBI investigating Impact Plastics in Erwin after multiple employees died in flooding
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into Impact Plastics in Erwin, Knox News has learned. Employees of the company have alleged management didn’t allow workers to leave the facility even as flood warnings were issued and floodwaters from the Nolichucky River swamped the building.
Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.
Helene Floodwaters Swept 11 Tennessee Factory Workers Away. At Least 4 Remain Missing
Workers at Impact Plastics claim they were told to stay at the facility, as raging floodwaters surrounded the facility, which the CEO denied
Two killed, 11 workers swept away as Hurricane Helene devastates Tennessee
Two workers at a plastics factory in Erwin, Tennessee, have been confirmed dead, and 11 others swept away by floodwaters following Hurricane Helene’s destructive impact. The disaster, which struck on Friday,
DA: TBI investigating Impact Plastics flood response
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will investigate allegations involving Erwin-based Impact Plastics’ leadership’s actions during Friday’s
Helene’s floods swept away 11 workers from Tennessee factory
Several workers said they weren’t allowed to leave in time to avoid the storm’s impact, and it cost some their lives.
2 dead, several missing from Impact Plastics facility after Helene floods Erwin, Tennessee
A devastating flood struck an East Tennessee plastics manufacturing plant during Hurricane Helene, resulting in multiple employees being missing or deceased.
Authorities investigating Impact Plastics in Tennessee after workers died in flooding
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into claims denied by Impact Plastics that managers did not let workers leave. Six were swept away.
Tennessee investigating plastics factory after several workers trapped by Helene floodwaters died
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.
Plastics company was slow to dismiss workers during Helene flooding, causing deaths, employee says
At least two of those employees were killed. Another six, and a contractor, are still missing, according to Impact Plastics.
Impact Plastics employee recounts narrow escape through floodwater
"We were all talking to the supervisors and telling everybody, 'Look, we don't need to be here,'" Adkins recalled.
This long-haul trucker from Humble, Texas, became a hero amid floods in Erwin, Tennessee
Impact Plastics employees sought refuge on top of his semitruck: 'God put me in the right place at the right time' ...
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Where is Erwin, Tennessee? What happened there when Hurricane Helene's remains reached it?
Erwin, Tennessee is amongst the list of cities crippled by the effects ... At least one woman died after a group of ...
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Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating the company.
Some rescued workers allege it wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power went out that the plant shut ...
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued
Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene. The raging ...
Grief and anger mix as Tennessee plastic plant survivors say permission to leave came too late
While some families confirmed the deaths of their loved ones, others were still waiting for news of the missing, who were ...
Limited resources post-Helene? Survival tips and at-home hacks for Tennessee flood victims
A Tennessee survival expert shares how household items can clean water, keep your warm and provide light when power is out in ...
Watch: Casket rushes by in raging Tennessee floodwater caused by Helene
Northeastern Tennessee communities are still reeling from the deadly impacts of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, as a new video shows powerful floodwaters rushing away with a casket.
Tennessee floods: 54 people stranded on Unicoi County Hospital roof rescued as water rose
Unicoi County Hospital is in Erwin, Tennessee, around 100 miles east of Knoxville and Pigeon Forge. The region saw intense ...