{"id":379988,"date":"2021-12-12T07:09:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T04:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-responds-to-edwardsville-amazon-deaths-after-tornado\/"},"modified":"2021-12-12T07:09:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T04:09:16","slug":"jeff-bezos-responds-to-edwardsville-amazon-deaths-after-tornado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-responds-to-edwardsville-amazon-deaths-after-tornado\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos responds to Edwardsville Amazon deaths after tornado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jeff Bezos responds to Edwardsville Amazon deaths after tornado<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jeff Bezos on Saturday night said he was \u201cheartbroken\u201d over the deaths of at least six Amazon employees in an Illinois warehouse hit by a tornado Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Amazon founder was blasted on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> earlier Saturday for failing to mention the deadly incident in Edwardsville while cheering on his latest group of space tourists in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> from Edwardsville is tragic,\u201d he finally said in a statement on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1469849245624647681\">at around 9 p.m<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re heartbroken over the loss of our teammates there, and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of Edwardsville should know that the Amazon team is committed to supporting them and will be by their side through this crisis,\u201d the post continued. \u201cWe extend our fullest gratitude to all the incredible first responders who have worked so tirelessly at the site.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement came 24 hours after the tornado struck, and after Bezos had posted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXWLFkxr5td\/\">a photo on Instagram<\/a> with the latest crew of his New Shepard rocket, including former NFL champion Michael Strahan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cH<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y crew this morning in the training center,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1469690282916691976\">spotted high fiving<\/a> the Blue Origin crew after they returned from a 10-minute flight in West Texas, as he greeted them at the door of the capsule.<\/p>\n<p>Several social media users ripped the billionaire over the celebration, with one writing, \u201cIt\u2019s really sickening if you want my honest opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A heavily damaged Amazon fulfillment center is seen Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill.\" class=\"wp-image-20460027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Construction crews pick up debris from a destroyed Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville, Illinois on Dec. 11, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJeff Bezos has said absolutely NOTHING on the lives lost at his facility in Illinois after a catastrophic tornado left numerous workers trapped. But sure, go play wannabe space men for 10 minutes. Unreal,\u201d Twitter user Joshua Dyer posted over video of the landing festivities. <\/p>\n<p>Amazon spokesman Richard Roche issued a statement on Saturday morning, saying, \u201cthis is a devastating tragedy for our Amazon family and our focus is on supporting our employees and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"fBlue Origin's New Shepard rocket launches carrying TV celebrity and former NFL football great Michael Strahan along with other passengers from its spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20460036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-6.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos was celebrating the launch of his latest Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/LM Otero<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tornado, part of a storm system that killed at least 70 people across five states, hit the fulfillment center around 8:30 p.m. Friday night while workers were in the middle of a shift change, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the six fatalities, another worker was injured and 45 others had to be rescued from the football-field sized warehouse, located about 15 miles East of St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Workers use equipment to remove a piece of roof left on a heavily damaged Amazon fulfillment center Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill. A large section of the roof of the building was ripped off and walls collapsed when strong storms moved through area Friday night.\" class=\"wp-image-20460028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>At least six Amazon employees have been reported dead following the aftermath of a rampaging tornado.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford said that the twister caused the facility\u2019s 40-foot-tall, 11-inch-thick walls to collapse, forcing a roof to collapse in a section of the warehouse. He said there were two areas in the building where most of the survivors were located. It did not have a basement.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the shift change, Amazon was not able to accurately say how many workers were inside the building when the tornado hit, but officials switched their \u201csearch and recovery\u201d from \u201csearch and rescue\u201d on Saturday, not believing there could be any more survivors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Blue Origin's latest space passengers from left Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess and Evan Dick pose for a photo in front of the booster rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20460035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Blue Origin space passengers Laura Shepard Churchley, Michael Strahan, Dylan Taylor, Cameron Bess, Lane Bess and Evan Dick pose in front of the booster rocket at the spaceport near Van Horn, Texas on Dec. 11, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/LM Otero<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the victims was identified as Clayton Cope, a 29-year-old Amazon maintenance worker whose mother <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmeliaMtv\/status\/1469634726558412800\">confirmed to Fox 2 St. Louis<\/a> that he was among the victims.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A heavily damaged Amazon fulfillment center is seen Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill.\" class=\"wp-image-20460029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/bezos-amazon-blue-origin-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Forty-five Amazon warehouse workers were rescued from the pummelled fulfillment center in Edwardsville, Illinois.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The Amazon founder was blasted on social media earlier Saturday for failing to mention the deadly incident in Edwardsville&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":379989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/BezosHP.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[121504,2758,76724,71631,87788,73417],"class_list":["post-379988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-11-21","tag-amazon","tag-illinois","tag-jeff-bezos","tag-tornadoes","tag-tragedy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}