I dug a road into the railroad bank. … I made everybody hit their gas and don’t stop,” said Ron Kell, manager of the Old Hickory Buildings factory.

A devastating flood struck an East Tennessee plastics manufacturing plant during Hurricane Helene, resulting in multiple employees being missing or deceased.

At least two women who worked at the plant died and at least three are missing. Employees allege they weren't allowed to leave as floodwaters rose.

The company stated that when water began to cover the parking lot and the adjacent service road and the plant lost power, employees were dismissed to go home.

Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept. 27. Mendoza said his mother told him she loved him and said, “It looks like it’s getting bad weather.

Six employees died at the Erwin, Tennessee plastics plant as Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across the region.

The company came under fire after allegations circulated that employees were told they would be penalized for leaving work.