it peeled the warehouse like a can. reporter: coziac and employees said they took cover in two nearby restrooms. i was going to go to the other one that was destroyed and i would have been a casualty. reporter: satellite images show before and after the destruction of the 1.1 million square foot amazon facility which opened in july of 2020. six employees were killed. the last time carla cope spoke to her son clay who worked at the facility, she told him to be safe. we talked to him on the phone and s.a.t., you know, the storm s heading your way. and i heard him say, i guess we could go tell that guy. and lynn said, let him know. and i said, and get yourself to shelter. we hung up the phone and that the last we talked to him. reporter: the copes drove to the amazon facility and waited six hours for word on their son. about 4:30 in the morning, i think the fire chief and the