Bezos responds, hours after blasted for silence on Amazon warehouse tragedy in Illinois

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos issued a statement late Saturday about Friday night’s warehouse tragedy in Illinois, hours after he was blasted on social media for seeming quiet on the topic amid the latest flight of his Blue Origin spacecraft.

“The news from Edwardsville is tragic,” Bezos posted on Twitter after 9 p.m. ET. “We’re heartbroken over the loss of our teammates there, and our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones.

“All 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.”

At least six people were killed in an Amazon warehouse collapse after a tornado ripped through Edwardsville, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Fire Chief James

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