Amazon founder Jeff Bezos issued a statement late Saturday concerning the Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois, hours after he was blasted on social media for \u2026<\/b>
\nAmazon founder Jeff Bezos issued a statement late Saturday concerning the Amazon warehouse collapse in Illinois, hours after he was blasted on social media for on the topic amid the latest flight of his Blue Origin spacecraft. \u00ab\u00a0The news from Edwardsville is tragic,\u00a0\u00bb Bezos posted on Twitter after 9 p.m. \u00ab\u00a0We’re heartbroken over the loss of our teammates there, and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones.\u00a0\u00bb He added, \u00ab\u00a0All of Edwardsville should know that the Amazon team is committed to supporting them and will be by their side through the crisis. We extend our fullest gratitude to all the incredible first responders who have worked so tirelessly at the site.\u00a0\u00bb At least six people were confirmed killed in the warehouse collapse after a tornado ripped through Edwardsville, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Approximately 100 others were confirmed killed in a series of severe storms that struck five states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri. But Bezos failed to mention his lost employees when he took to social media to applaud the successful landing of another of his space-tourist missions. \u00ab\u00a0Happy crew this morning in the training center,\u00a0\u00bb Bezos said in an Instagram post ahead of the flight that would carry \u00ab\u00a0Good Morning America\u00a0\u00bb host Michael Strahan, daughter of Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard and four others who paid for the 10-minute flight to space. While most of the commenters on his social-media platform praised the mission, some pointed to Bezos’ carelessness. \u00ab\u00a0You should worry about the tornado situation more,\u00a0\u00bb one woman commented. Another person asked, \u00ab\u00a0Will any of your Amazon workers take flight?\u00a0\u00bb Others took to Twitter to voice their frustrations. \u00ab\u00a0Really 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,\u00a0\u00bb one commenter said. Another woman said, \u00ab\u00a0SHAME 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!\u00a0\u00bb Search and rescue officials are still at the scene of the collapsed building trying to account for those who have not been recovered. At least 30 people have been pulled from the building after it collapsed at roughly 8:30 p.m. Friday night. SUPPORT TRUTHFUL JOURNALISM. MAKE A DONATION TO THE NONPROFIT WND NEWS CENTER. THANK YOU!<\/p>\n