Amazon warehouse in Illinois collapses with 100 workers inside - 'mass casualty incident'

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'Mass casualty incident' at Amazon warehouse in Illinois after roof collapses due to severe weather trapping 100 workers

"Our mother is basically hysterical at this point, trying to find out what's going on. She's really worried. We're worried too. At this point, I'm starting to get pretty scared that he got hurt or worse." said Connor Jones.The collapse is due to tornados and severe storms surging through five states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri.

that"[his] prayers are with the people of Edwardsville tonight, and I've reached out to the mayor to provide any needed state resources." for comment, spokesperson Richard Rocha offered the following statement:"The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now. We're assessing the situation and will share additional information when it's available.

 

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Jake_Hanrahan

Horrific

Amazon boxes were probably dropping out of the sky

Prepare for the cheapest of all responses from all companies involved, WORDS!

So are we getting our shit late?

JeffBezos can fly to the upper atmosphere in a dildo rocket but cant build the roof of this buildings strong enough. Lawsuit

Death as a result of Gross Negligence sounds better

Oh god! That's Heartbroken :(

Let me guess, Amazon keeps on selling and Travis Scott gets canceled?

In the future, install several bathrooms in 4-5 places in the warehouse. Fixes the problem of employees not being able to easily take bathroom breaks *and* provides quick access storm shelters.

no tornado breaks, back to work! daddy b needs to send his friends to space

Meanwhile.

Anybody know why there were people working through a tornado?

The_Acumen In the last 6 months, Amazon has repeatedly refused to shut down warehouses in the midst of extreme weather events: the June heatwave, Ida in September, now this tornado. 😡

Why were they forced to work in this type of weather situation? JeffBezos counting his millions while his workers die.

oh my gosh! Heartbreaking!!

wild that they forced them to work even with the severe weather warning

... is-... is this it? was this the 'Bowling Green massacre'? my heart goes to those injured, gone and otherwise affected, but-... I feel a strange sense of deja vu here.

thank god this is still relevant. 🤬

😯

I used to work in a similar Amazon building. What you aren't seeing are the missing walls. They are 40 tall and 15 feet wide made of prefabbed concrete. I would guess 14 tons per section. There is no where to hide inside the warehouse. It's all one floor. God bless you guys.

Lots of tornado activity throughout the night.

伊利诺伊州亚马逊仓库发生“大规模伤亡事件”,因恶劣天气导致屋顶坍塌,100名工人被困

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