Names of people killed in Amazon warehouse collapse released

CHICAGO (AP) — Search efforts astatine an Amazon installation successful Illinois wherever astatine slightest six radical were killed successful a tornado are expected to instrumentality respective days.

But authorities don't expect to find much survivors and the section coroner says determination are nary pending reports of missing radical related to the gathering collapse.

The Madison County Coroner's Office released the sanction of the deceased:

• Deandre S. Morrow, 28, of St. Louis
• Kevin D. Dickey, 62, of Carlyle, Illinois
• Clayton Lynn Cope 29, of Alton, Illinois
• Etheria S. Hebb, 34 ,of St. Louis
• Larry E. Virden, 46, of Collinsville, Illinois
• Austin J. McEwen 26, Edwardsville, Illinois

Amazon has not said however galore radical were successful the building, adjacent St. Louis, erstwhile the tornado deed astatine 8:35 p.m. Friday.

Both sides of the warehouse utilized to hole orders for transportation collapsed inward and the extortion caved.

Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos said helium was "heartbroken" implicit the nonaccomplishment of life.

"All of Edwardsville should cognize that the Amazon squad is committed to supporting them and volition beryllium by their broadside done this crisis," Bezos said connected Twitter. "We widen our fullest gratitude to each the unthinkable archetypal responders who person worked truthful tirelessly astatine the site."

A spokesperson for Amazon told the Fox affiliate successful the area, KTVI, that the institution made a $1 cardinal donation to the Edwardsville Community Foundation, which volition enactment the community's betterment efforts.