Workers at Lexington’s Amazon warehouse sent home on Cyber Monday

Despite it being Cyber Monday, employees at Lexington’s Amazon warehouse were sent home following a water main break in the Leestown Road area.

Employees were sent home as a precautionary concern for well-being, according to Ashley Robinson, Amazon’s Senior Manager of External Communications for North America Customer Fulfillment. She said business will resume Monday afternoon.

“Customer service and delivery times will not be impacted as we have a robust network of fulfillment centers that can support operations during these type of events,” Robinson said.

A boil water advisory was sent by Kentucky American Water at 12:51 p.m. for customers in the Leestown Road corridor outside New Circle Road bordered by Leestown, New Circle and Georgetown Roads and Yarnallton Pike.

According to the water company, the advisory is related to the main break that occurred at Leestown Road and Opportunity Way.

Susan Lancho, the external affairs manager for Kentucky American Water, said crews have been working on the break since Monday morning and will be there for several more hours to finish the repair.

Leestown Middle School principal Joe Gibson sent an email to parents Monday afternoon to let them know the school took the necessary precautions following the advisory.

“We have covered the water fountains and provided bottled water for our students to drink. Our cafeteria is also using boiled or bottled water in all food preparation,” he said. “The water is safe for use in hand-washing and cleaning, but should not be ingested until we have the all-clear from the state division of water.”

During a boil water advisory, it’s recommended that customers boil water for three minutes for any tap water they intend to consume.

This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 2:26 PM with the headline "Workers at Lexington’s Amazon warehouse sent home on Cyber Monday."