Tornado Damages Amazon Warehouse in Illinois; Six Victims Identified
At 8:35pm Friday evening, a tornado ripped through an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, killing 6 people.
The National Weather Association confirmed that this was an EF-3 tornado coming from the west, and it had touched down at 30-77 Gateway Commerce Center Drive East. The tornado caused serious damage to a large part of the building.
Edwardsville Fire Chief, James Whiteford, gave a statement on Saturday to update the public. Whiteford stated that they had contacted mutual aid fire departments, EMS, and technical rescue teams from surrounding communities to assist with search and recovery efforts...
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