(Northern Illinois FireGround Photo)
Have they ruled out terrorism yet?
IIRC, this is not the first time there was a fire in that building.
The view of Lake Michigan in summer from the viewing deck atop the Hancock tower is beautiful, it’s such a surprisingly intense aqua blue.
(Northern Illinois FireGround Photo)
Towering Inferno scare.
Hope everyone is OK.
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I hope the “Top of the Cock” stays where it belongs.
maybe someone fell asleep while they were smoking?
interesting that the fire suppression system couldn’t extinguish it.
I was 10 years old the year The Towering Inferno was in the theaters. The same week my family saw the movie we went out to dinner at the restaurant on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building. On the ride up the elevator there was a man in an Otis uniform and another man in a suit talking. I couldn’t completely understand what they were saying, but it was obvious there was a problem with the elevators. Between the very windy winter evening, the elevator issues, and my father’s choice of a flaming dessert, it was a memorable evening.
it was a meth lab explosion most likely
it is Chicago after all where there is not much law and order
That’s my fav high rise in Chicago. Got to finally have drinks on the 95th floor last December.
That looks eerily familiar.
Interesting the timing on it too, what with all the terrorist attacks happening around the world.
Timely reminder.