- Two warehouse workers died Friday after a storm caused a partial building collapse in a Baltimore-area Amazon warehouse facility, the Baltimore Sun reported.
- Officials did not identify the victims killed by the 50-foot wall collapse and said it was unclear if they were employed by Amazon or its trucking contractor.
- Worldwide Operations SVP Dave Clark tweeted Saturday morning to confirm the fatalities.
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Two workers dead after a Baltimore Amazon warehouse partially collapsed
Two warehouse workers died Friday after a storm caused a partial building collapse in a Baltimore-area Amazon facility, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Two warehouse workers died Friday after a storm caused a partial building collapse in a Baltimore-area Amazon facility, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Officials told the Sun they would not yet identify the victims, and said it was unclear if they were employed by Amazon or its trucking contractor.
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Dave Clark, Amazon's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations who oversees the company's transportation and fulfillment, tweeted Saturday morning to confirm the news and thank responders.
updated- Last night severe ... @ Dave Clark
Amazon has come under fire for lacking regulations and poor working conditions in their warehouses across the world. The accident comes nearly a year after Amazon was ordered to pay two warehouse workers died in separate incidents at separate facilities.
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