A contractor facing a lawsuit related to the December partial collapse of an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse that was hit by a tornado is pushing back on claims in a fire marshal’s report that highlighted possible “significant structural issues” with the building.
Austin McEwan, 26, was one of six people killed when an EF3 tornado hit the 1.1-million-sq-ft Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville, Ill., last Dec. 10. Winds as fast as 150 mph, or faster, caused two walls and a section of the roof to collapse. McEwan’s family is suing Amazon, contractor Contegra Construction Co., developer Tristar Property Associates, Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Gray Design Group and McNealy Engineering, alleging negligence and wrongful death.