An image from Google Maps shows the Amazon fulfillment center at 8003 Industrial Hwy, Carteret, NJ.
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Employees at an Amazon facility in Carteret, New Jersey, were evacuated Monday as authorities investigate a threat.
The Middlesex County Sheriffs Department is at the scene with bomb-sniffing K-9s. It’s unclear what prompted authorities to evacuate the facility.
“As a purely precautionary measure, law enforcement authorities have evacuated the Amazon facility off of exit 12 on Industrial Highway in Carteret’s industrial district after they received a threat,” Carteret Police Chief Dennis McFadden told WNBC.
The FBI office in Newark referred questions to local authorities. Representatives from Amazon weren’t immediately available for comment.
The Amazon center is at the northern part of town and near the New Jersey Turnpike. The 1 million-square-foot center, launched in 2015, has thousands of employees that fulfill orders for residents in nearby areas. It’s one of several fulfillment centers run by Amazon in New Jersey.
