- Title: Scenes of loss and destruction at Amazon warehouse in Illinois
- Date: 11th December 2021
- Summary: EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 11, 2021) (REUTERS) FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVING AT AMAZON WAREHOUSE COLLAPSED ROOF AT AMAZON WAREHOUSE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WIDE SHOT EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT AMAZON WAREHOUSE WIDE SHOT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON ROAD NEXT TO DESTROYED AMAZON WAREHOUSE
- Embargoed: 25th December 2021 16:38
- Keywords: Amazon Amazon warehouse Illinois Tornado destruction loss
- Location: EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES
- City: EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,United States,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
- Reuters ID: LVA001F7LFWP3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Emergency vehicles were on the scene after many people were trapped after a roof partially collapsed at an Amazon.com warehouse near the U.S. city of St. Louis late on Friday, after tornadoes and strong storms roared through the area..
The Colinsville Emergency Management Agency said it was a "mass casualty incident", adding that multiple people were trapped inside the warehouse in Edwardsville, southern Illinois.
In a posting on Facebook, the agency did not give details, and there was no immediate word on how many people had been injured or killed.
Emergency service vehicles surrounded the scene.
Drone footage from the scene showed rescue workers picking through a huge area of debris in the pre-dawn darkness.
An Amazon spokesperson said the company was assessing the situation and damage at the facility.
The U.S. National Weather Service had issued tornado warnings on Friday night for areas in several states including Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois
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