Illinois: Injuries after Amazon warehouse roof collapses 'with 100 staff inside'
The Amazon centre opened with two warehouses in 2016, with 1.5 million square feet of space, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.It comes after severe weather - including a thunderstorm and a tornado - ripped through the wider St Louis area.At least three St Charles County residents were taken to hospital and several homes in the area near Augusta were damaged.
Further storms were reported in Arkansas, with several places in the Midwest also reporting tornados.Craighead County judge Marvin Day told The Associated Press that a tornado struck the Monette Manor nursing home at about 8.15pm, trapping 20 people inside as the building collapsed.Strong thunderstorms wreaked havoc in Illinois"It happens quick but apparently there was a little bit of time with tornado sirens going off.