Two workers died after the collapse of a building at Amazon Warehouse

Two men were killed in a partial collapse of a building at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Baltimore, Friday, in an incident caused by extreme weather , confirmed Saturday a leader of the Amazon. It's produced in Amazon's BWI5 facility, a sorting center that was opened about four years ago and that prepares packages for shipping, according to Recode. According to WMAR, an affiliate of ABC, the two people who were killed were entrepreneurs of the company.

The first man was found under debris and transported to a hospital in the area where he was pronounced dead from his wounds

. A second person was also killed as a result of this incident. Both people were third-party contractors and not Amazon employees.

Baltimore City Fire Chief Roman Clark said a 50-foot wall collapsed after the storm that fell on the city, d & # 39; after the Baltimore Sun. The National Meteorological Service confirmed Saturday that the damage caused by the storm in the city was the result of a tornado EF 1.

Brandon McBride, an employee working on-site at the time The incident, told WBAL, affiliated with CNN, that he was inside the building when he and an employee of the facility suddenly "heard these loud noises". He said the power had been cut off and the scene had been "completely crazy inside".
[19659004] "It looked like bombs were falling everywhere. The whole side (of the building) was collapsing, "he said.

Dave Clark, senior vice president of Amazon's operations, confirmed the deaths in a statement released Saturday on Twitter.

"Last night, bad weather hit one of our facilities in Baltimore, causing two deaths," he wrote. "Thanks to the emergency response teams who worked all night. Our thoughts and prayers are for those who have been affected by yesterday's tragic event.

The site was still active on Saturday afternoon and a spokeswoman for the Amazon told the newspaper that the building had been closed. Amazon has not reported any other injuries.