Collapsed Amazon warehouse had construction defects, says family of slain worker
by Justine Calma from The Verge - All Posts on (#5Y3RS)
Photo by TIM VIZER/AFP via Getty Images The Amazon warehouse that collapsed with employees inside during a December tornado outbreak might have harbored a grave violation" of building code that made the structure extremely vulnerable, according to an attorney representing the family of a worker who died there.
A tornado outbreak tore through the Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois, on December 10th, leveling parts of the building and killing six people. Supporting columns in parts of the warehouse that collapsed might not have been properly secured to the ground, according to a newly unearthed report filed by a structural engineer who was asked by local officials to assess the damage after the tornado.
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