Kentucky factory survivor trapped 4 hours under rubble retells ABC News' David Muir his harrowing rescue, thanks first responders

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Kentucky factory survivor trapped 4 hours under rubble retells ABC News' David Muir his harrowing rescue, thanks first responders
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'It's like the roof slammed down and then the wall came down on top of me,” he tells DavidMuir. “You couldn't see nothing because of the dust and stuff, and then you just hear people just screaming out for help and terrorized.'

ABC News' David Muir reports from Mayfield, Kentucky, after more than 40 reported tornadoes tore across nine states and left a path of destruction across more than 200 miles.Jim Douglas, a father of two, was one of the more than 100 workers who were inside a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, when a deadly slew of tornadoes ripped across the region Friday.Adrees Latif/Reuters

Douglas was buried under 15 to 20 feet of debris. He said that everything but one of his arms was pinned to the heap and that it quickly became difficult to breathe. Douglas then began to hear other co-workers calling out for help and was able to find the voice of one co-worker nearby, who was also trapped, he said.Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP

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