At least one person has reportedly died inside an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after a roof and other parts of the building collapsed and up to 100 workers became trapped as violent storms, including a tornado, ripped through the region on Friday night. First responders surround a heavily damaged Amazon Distribution Center in Edwardsville, Illinois, Friday night after the building partially collapsed when violent storms, including a tornado, ripped through the area. Michael Thomas via Getty ImagesLaw enforcement authorities called the Amazon warehouse incident a “mass casualty event,” according to reporter Jenna Rae at KMOV-TV in St. Louis. Rae reported late Friday that about two dozen workers were transported from the facility on Madison County Transit buses. “There were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it,” Kentucky Gov.

Source: Huffington Post December 12, 2021 02:04 UTC