{"id":1114335,"date":"2021-12-13T11:58:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114335"},"modified":"2021-12-13T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:58:42","slug":"jeff-bezos-responds-to-amazon-warehouse-tornado-tragedy-after-being-blasted-for-his-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-responds-to-amazon-warehouse-tornado-tragedy-after-being-blasted-for-his-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos Responds to Amazon Warehouse Tornado Tragedy After Being Blasted for His Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeff-bezos-responds-to-amazon-warehouse-tornado-tragedy-after-being-blasted-for-his-silence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1114335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Jeff-Bezos-at-Blue-Origin-press-event-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Jeff Bezos responded to a tornado that resulted in the deaths of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/crews-search-rubble-after-6-die-at-illinois-amazon-facility\/\">at least six people<\/a>&nbsp;at an Amazon warehouse after its collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Friday. Bezos acknowledged the&nbsp;tragedy after being slammed by social media users who commented on his initial silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe news from Edwardsville is tragic. We\u2019re heartbroken over the loss of our teammates there, and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones,\u201d Bezos wrote late on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4276094276094\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(2\/2) All of Edwardsville should know that the Amazon team is committed to supporting them and will be by their side through this crisis. We extend our fullest gratitude to all the incredible first responders who have worked so tirelessly at the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1469849247042334721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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 Bezos added in a follow-up tweet. \u201cWe extend our fullest gratitude to all the incredible first responders who have worked so tirelessly at the site.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bezos issued his statement&nbsp;hours after he was blasted on social media for initially appearing silent on the Amazon warehouse tragedy. Instead, the billionaire was seen posting to Instagram about the latest flight of his Blue Origin spacecraft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHappy crew this morning in the training center\u2026\u201d the Amazon founder wrote in an Instagram caption on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CXWLFkxr5td\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.30882352941176\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou should worry about the tornado situation more,\u201d one social media user commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill any of your amazon workers ever take the flight?\u201d another asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty remarkable that Jeff Bezos did not fly to Illinois to support the families of the victims who died in the Amazon warehouse,\u201d one Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerissaHansen17\/status\/1469813885213495300?s=20\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally struggling with my rage since Jeff Bezos blasted his major carbon polluting rocket this morning after Amazon workers died in a rare December tornado last night,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/red_baiting\/status\/1469703470101848067?s=20\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSHAME ON JEFF BEZOS!!! He was in West TEXAS today! His employees lives were lost! He could have taken a 1 1\/2 hour flight to St Louis which is only a 30-minute drive from the airport to visit his poorly constructed climate change Amazon warehouse that was destroyed by a tornado!\u201d another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bellausa17\/status\/1469720628378931205?s=20\">exclaimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Search and rescue officials are reportedly still at the scene of the collapsed Amazon warehouse, where they are trying to account for those who have not been recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before&nbsp;Bezos issues his statement on Twitter, an Amazon spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/bezos-blasted-for-championing-space-mission-amid-amazon-warehouse-catastrophe\">told<\/a> Fox&nbsp;News, \u201cWe\u2019re&nbsp;deeply saddened by the news that members of our Amazon family passed away as a result of the storm in Edwardsville, IL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their loved ones, and everyone impacted by the storm,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cWe also want to thank all the first responders for their ongoing efforts on scene. We\u2019re continuing to provide support to our employees and partners in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana Mastrangelo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\">Facebook<\/a> and Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Bezos responded to a tornado that resulted in the deaths of\u00a0at least six people\u00a0at an Amazon warehouse after its collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois, on Friday. 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