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Amazon told lawmakers it wouldn’t build storm shelters in warehouses after fatal collapse



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Amazon said it won’t build storm shelters in its warehouses after a tornado ripped through one of its Illinois facilities more than a year ago, killing six workers.”Amazon requires that its buildings follow all applicable laws and building codes,” Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president of public policy, wrote on Jan. 14 in responses to an inquiry from three Democratic senators.”We have not identified any jurisdiction in the United States that requires storm shelters or safe rooms for these types of facilities,” Huseman added in the responses, which were obtained by CNBC.In December 2021, an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, was severely damaged after a powerful tornado tore through the facility, causing the 1.1 million-square-foot building’s roof to collapse, while 40-foot-tall, 11-inch thick walls on the sides of the building fell inward. Six workers were killed, most of whom were contracted delivery drivers.Lawmakers including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Co …

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