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2020-06-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Amazon distribution center collapses in massive fire as 40 workers scramble to safety

[Daily Mail]

A major fire broke out at an Amazon distribution warehouse in Redlands, east of Los Angeles on Friday

The fire broke out around 5:25 am with those living nearby hearing a loud noise

Around 40 people were working inside at the time but all managed to escape

It's not clear what started the fire but the building was brand new and was said to have the latest fire protection. The blaze was finally brought under control by 11am

Authorities said there was no connection to George Floyd protests

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-06 10:52|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Amazon's automated human resources system is 'denying eligible employees sick-leave and attempting to FIRE some workers who are still unable to work due to coronavirus'

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-06 10:55|| 2020-06-06 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 I have a friend who took a job at an Amazon warehouse last year, after a decade working in the oil spill cleanup business (he also is a regionally known professional wrestler and a massage therapist, which is not important). He walked around the site before the interview, and reported back to me afterward that they did not comply with a single rule or regulation about worker or building safety — and the supervisor who interviewed him not only didn’t know this, but was completely uninterested in his offer to research the manuals and develop a plan for them.

Start-upitis. Unless the authorities crack down, it’ll take more disasters like this, and probably avoidable injuries and deaths, before management bothers to do even the basic things.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-06-06 11:05|| 2020-06-06 11:05|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not clear what started the fire... however

Authorities said there was no connection to George Floyd protests

They haven't ruled out white nationalist thou.

Posted by bbrewer126 2020-06-06 11:13|| 2020-06-06 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 I saw that Amazon chose to become a square dancer, and that was my first thought - please don't burn our trucks and warehouses!

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-06-06 11:20|| 2020-06-06 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 "We didn't start the fire..."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2020-06-06 11:20|| 2020-06-06 11:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Jeff Bezos corrects irate customer who said 'All Lives Matter' to criticize Amazon for posting a 'Black Lives Matter' banner and tells her 'I don't worry that my son might be choked to death while detained'

Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-06 16:44|| 2020-06-06 16:44|| Front Page Top

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