Nearly 50 people filled the second floor meeting room at Garden City’s Administrative Center on Tuesday morning to express gratitude to first responders for their outstanding efforts during the weekend fire at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Holcomb.

The event also showed the community’s and Tyson’s resolve to repair the plant and move forward.

Dr. Bill Clifford, Finney County Commission chairman, appreciated Tuesday’s turnout by federal, state and local elected officials and said the weekend fire could have been much worse and could have had lasting consequences for the community.

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