Large Pfizer Pharmaceutical Plant Is Heavily Damaged By Tornado In North Carolina, Company Says
On Wednesday, a powerful tornado inflicted significant damage on a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina.
Pfizer confirmed that the twister severely impacted its expansive facility in the Rocky Mount area. They stated in an email that there were no reports of serious injuries at the plant.
The violent storm tossed large quantities of medicine stored at the Pfizer plant, as reported by Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone. The facility is crucial to Pfizer’s operations, and the pharmaceutical company is one of the primary employers in Nash County.
“I’ve got reports of 50,000 pallets of medicine that are strewn across the facility and damaged through the rain and the wind,” Stone said.
The sheriff’s office also confirmed damage to several homes in the area due to the tornado.
