Amazon Warehouse Tornado

Date: December 10, 2021 • Location: Mitchell, United States

A tornado strikes an Amazon warehouse during increased holiday demand, killing six sheltering workers.

On the evening of December 10, 2021, the Amazon Logistics DLI4 delivery facility in Edwardsville, Illinois collapsed after being struck by an EF3 tornado, killing 6 workers in the facility and injuring 4. The building was constructed with a storm shelter, but its location was not properly communicated to workers, and workers sheltering in a different part of the building were killed in the collapse.