STILLS: Amazon warehouse damaged in Illinois storm

Emergency crews in southern Illinois were late on Friday responding to reports of injuries at an Amazon warehouse after a roof collapsed amid a strong thunderstorm there.

Images showed dozens of emergency vehicles at the fulfillment centre near Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles west of St. Louis. It wasn’t immediately clear if or how many people were hurt, but up to 100 people were believed to be in the building, working the night shift, at the time of the collapse, an official said.

Winds of up to 70 miles per hour were reported in parts of St. Charles and St. Louis counties in Missouri. At least three St. Charles County residents were hospitalised and several homes in the area near Augusta, Missouri, were damaged.