Supervisors of a Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory heard the tornado warning sirens, but employees say they were warned that they would be fired if they left their shifts early to shelter at home or anywhere else but their jobs at Mayfield Consumer Products, NBC News reported. Meanwhile, the company's CEO, Troy Propes, has publicly stated that no one was forced to stay, and another employee has said many workers actually left.
But if allegations against the supervisors are true, ordering employees to stay at their post during a catastrophic twister is morally indefensible. It's especially egregious because no one should risk their life to make candles. Eight people died in the factory.
