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Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors' feet
By Sophie Sherry and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN 3 hrs ago

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a large glass window: This is not the first time the SkyDeck's protective layer has cracked. In both instances the building reported no threat of danger.© Jesus Pintado/Facebook This is not the first time the SkyDeck's protective layer has cracked. In both instances the building reported no threat of danger.

Visitors to the Willis Tower's SkyDeck got an extra scare Monday when the attraction's protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces.

The Willis Tower told CNN affiliate WBBM no one was in any danger, as the protective layer did what it was supposed to do.

Chicago-area resident Jesus Pintado captured the harrowing moment on video.

"There was a woman with two kids and they looked really pale and scared because the floor just cracked," Pintado told WBBM.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/willis-tower-skydeck-ledge-cracks-under-visitors-feet/ar-AACMWDx

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Re: (Chicago) Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors' feet
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2019, 03:09:26 am »
What the hell is "willis" tower?  Is that the old Hancock building.  I have been to the top of the Cock before.
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Re: (Chicago) Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors' feet
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2019, 03:32:00 am »
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The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story,[3] 1,450-foot (442.1 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.[4] At completion in 1973
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Re: (Chicago) Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors' feet
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2019, 03:35:11 am »


Oh.  The lesser of the towers.  Thanks
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Re: (Chicago) Willis Tower SkyDeck ledge cracks under visitors' feet
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2019, 02:37:09 pm »
What the hell is "willis" tower?  Is that the old Hancock building.  I have been to the top of the Cock before.
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