Jena Resident Dies in Accident at P&G Plant in Pineville

Authorities confirm an employee is dead from an industrial accident at Proctor & Gamble in Pineville.  A resident of LaSalle Parish died early Thursday morning when the machine he was operating apparently caught fire.  The family of 56-year-old Allen Kendrick of Jena confirms his identity.

He was especially well known for directing the LaSalle Parish Community Choir which stages concerts at least twice a year with voices and hand bells.

The State Fire Marshal is being called in to work the case.  Proctor & Gamble issued a statement saying they have connected with the employee’s family and will support them and all their employees during this difficult time.

The plant is on shut-down, and workers were sent home.  The Fire Marshal’s Office says the explosion of that equipment created a fire that was contained and did not spread elsewhere.  A P&G official says this is the first fatality at that plant in more than four decades.

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