Action Pest Control Employees Assist Tornado Victims

Action Pest Control volunteers helped restore the home of long-time employee Blaine Newton and his neighbors. An F3 tornado severly damaged the Evansville, Ind. area on Sunday. Pictured from left to right are: Greg Bunch, Justin O’Neil, Perry Lutz, Scott Robbins, Nick Coomes, and Kevin Pass. Not pictured are: Blaine Newton, Dan Collins, Jim Werner, Doug Arnold and Jim Breitwieser.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Evansville and surrounding communities were devastated when a severe category F3 tornado (more than ¾ of a mile wide) ripped through western Kentucky and southwestern Indiana at 2 a.m., on Nov. 6. The tornado killed 23 residents and injured hundreds more.

This was the worst tornado in the United States in 2005. Thousands of people were displaced from homes and were left without power. More than 700 homes in Evansville and Newburgh, Ind., were damaged or destroyed by this horrific tornado.

Blaine Newton, a long-time employee of Action Pest Control, had significant damage to his home as a result of this tornado. In response, Action Pest Control volunteers went to Blaine’s neighborhood to assist him and his neighbors.