US: Amazon driver died in bathroom sheltering from tornado with colleagues
Workers were told to shelter in bathrooms after receiving emergency alerts
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Workers were told to shelter in bathrooms after receiving emergency alerts
Amazon said its warehouse in Illinois received tornado warnings between 8:06 p.m. and 8:16 p.m. on Friday. A tornado struck the building at 8:27 p.m.
The company told Insider that "employees and drivers are allowed to have their cell phones" on them during their shifts.
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