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Multiple deaths confirmed after tornado hits Amazon warehouse

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Emma Roth
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An Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois collapsed following a bout of severe weather and tornados that ripped across the Midwest and South on Friday night. According to a report from Reuters, at least six deaths have been confirmed, and a number of workers are still unaccounted for.

A post on Illinois' Collinsville Emergency Management Agency's Facebook page called the collapse a mass casualty" incident. It later posted an update with a photo of the event's aftermath, showing a large portion of the warehouse completely torn away by the storm.

Workers killed in Amazon warehouse collapse following severe weather in #edwardsville #amazon #stlwx #tornado https://t.co/q9HTdgEJFa

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