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Wife Of El Milagro Worker Who Died: ‘They’re Not Protecting Us’

Workers tell CBS 2 Investigators they're still concerned about their safety after a colleague died from COVID-19.

CHICAGO (CBS) —A local food plant will soon be open for business, weeks after an employee died.

But workers tell the CBS 2 Investigators they’re still concerned about their safety inside. Some workers at the El Milagro tortilla plant on the southwest side said the virus is spreading inside, as others have died. And they believe those deaths could have been prevented. The plant was closed and sanitized and will soon reopen after some previously planned construction is completed.

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