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One of the construction companies that built the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville responds to accusations that the building wasn't properly constructed
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A report by a structures specialist who responded to the collapse says it appears support columns were not properly anchored to the floor.
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There aren’t local or statewide rules in Illinois ensuring workers in the nearly 30 warehouses surrounding the Amazon facility that collapsed in December will be any safer the next time a tornado strikes the St. Louis region.
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The average estimated cost of a new warehouse building in Edwardsville was more than $16 million in the past five years. A tornado shelter adds less than 2% to that overall cost.
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The company “placed profits first instead of the safety of our son and the other families who lost loved ones,” said the mother of Austin McEwen.
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Six Amazon employees were killed in an Edwardsville warehouse during a tornado, raising questions about whether the company did enough to help them.
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The six people were killed when a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse, causing it to collapse.
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St. Charles County officials estimate damages will exceed $3.5 million.
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Missouri and Illinois have few state regulations directly related to tornado safety. Some elected officials are now questioning whether current building requirements are enough to protect residents from powerful storms.
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Local agencies are already examining if there were any structural issues with the building and how a tornado’s trajectory may have affected parts of the warehouse.