It was an atmospheric phenomenon that produced winds of more than 240 km/h.
A major pharmaceutical plant Pfizer in North Carolina, United States, suffered severe tornado damage. By destruction caused by atmospheric phenomenon no injuries were reportedbut the company itself that assured that many medicines were spoiled and this endangers the stock in hospitals and pharmacies.
The city of Rocky Mount, in the aforementioned state, was the scene where the event occurred. The company confirmed that the plant employees followed safety procedures and managed to evacuate on time.
There will be a shortage of medicines due to the damage at the Pfizer plant
He hurricane that detached part of the roofs of the enormous buildings and overturned trucks with trailers, generated that large amounts of drugs are scattered all over the land. “I have reports of 50,000 pallets of medication that are scattered throughout the facility and have been damaged by rain and wind,” said Nash County Sheriff, Keith Stone, to CNN.
The plant, which became more popular due to the vaccines generated for the Covid–19 during the pandemic, produces anesthesia and other drugsas well as almost 25% of all drugs sterile injectables used in hospitals in the North American country.
Erin Foxsenior director of pharmaceuticals at the University of Utah Medical Center, explained that the harm “It will likely lead to shortages in the long term as Pfizer rebuilds or works to move production to other sites.”.
The National Weather Service explained via Twitter that the damage coincided with an EF3 tornado, with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour).
Source: Ambito
