Brand in einem der höchsten Wolkenkratzer der USA
Feuer im John Hancock Center in Chicago konnte aber rasch gelöscht werden.
Bei einem Brand in einem der höchsten Wolkenkratzer der USA sind am Samstag in Chicago fünf Menschen verletzt worden. Das Feuer war in Höhe der 50. der insgesamt 100 Etagen des John Hancock Center ausgebrochen, berichtete die New York Times in ihrer Online-Ausgabe. Das Gebäude war innerhalb kürzester Zeit in dicke Rauchwolken gehüllt. Der Brand sei schon nach kurzer Zeit gelöscht worden, hieß es.
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Windows are seen missing from the 50th floor of the John Hancock Center after a 2-11 alarm fire was extinguished by firefighters in Chicago, Illinois November 21, 2015. Five people were injured, none seriously, on Saturday in a fire that sent flames bursting out of windows from a residence on the 50th floor of the Chicago's famous John Hancock Center, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire broke out on the east side of the 100-story building in mid-afternoon and was quickly extinguished by responding firefighters, according to tweets by the Chicago Fire Department. REUTERS/Joshua Lott
Das
John Hancock Center mit seinen 344 Metern Höhe war nach seiner Fertigstellung 1969 das zweithöchste Gebäude der Welt nach dem Empire State Building in
New York.
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Fire trucks sit parked along Chestnut Street after firefighters extinguished a 2-11 alarm fire on the 50th floor of the John Hancock Center in Chicago, Illinois November 21, 2015. Five people were injured, none seriously, on Saturday in a fire that sent flames bursting out of windows from a residence on the 50th floor of the Chicago's famous John Hancock Center, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire broke out on the east side of the 100-story building in mid-afternoon and was quickly extinguished by responding firefighters, according to tweets by the Chicago Fire Department.REUTERS/Joshua Lott
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