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Arson suspected in Amazon.com warehouse blaze in Pennsylvania
Arson is suspected in a warehouse fire that broke out early Thursday morning at a warehouse facility in eastern Pennsylvania. No one was hurt and the suspect remains at large, according to a report from WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
It is unclear what led the arsonist to set the blaze. But Amazon.com has taken some PR hits this holiday season, finding itself in the middle of the WikiLeaks scandal and taking heat for selling a controversial book about pedophilia.
WFMZ notes that the fire, which caused some damage to a portion of the warehouse where merchandise is stored, comes at a bad time for the Seattle online retailer as it ramps up holiday sales. The Morning Call of Allentown reports that Amazon.com employs about 5,000 people at the facilities during the holiday season.
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