Protective layer on willis tower skydeck cracks under visitors feet. If you have even a minor fear of heights, you may want to rethink a visit to chicagos willis tower. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under visitors feet. A group of tourists checking out the skydeck on the 103rd floor of the chicago skyscraper received the shock of a lifetime when the glass pane they were standing on began to crack, nbc chicago reports. Willis tower engineers said the cracking was only present in the thin antiscratch layer, not in the loadbearing glass below. Building experts were quick on the scene to fix the. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last night. Skydeck ledge protective layer cracks under visitors feet. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples feet again. Cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a. Glass platform on chicagos tallest building cracks. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating. No one in danger from apparent cracks in willis tower.
Cracks in willis towers glass skydeck fixed with carpet. Tourists visiting the skydeck on the 103rd floor of the willis tower in chicago got quite a scare when a protective layer on the glass bottom floor cracked. The cracks formed after a group of visitors to the skydeck at the willis tower stepped out on the ledge, but willis tower officials said the glass itself did not crack, only the protective coating. In these photos taken friday, june 7, skydeck chicago can be seen atop the willis tower. A spokeswoman for willis tower said the cracks happened in a protective layer on the ledge but no danger was ever present for guests. Part of willis towers ledge cracks under visitors feet. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. On monday night, the protective layer covering the glass floor in the skydeck at willis tower in chicago cracked. Glass skydeck on 103rd floor of chicagos willis tower cracks under terrified visitors feet for the second time in just five years. V isitors to the 103floor glass skydeck attraction at chicagos willis towerformerly known as the sears towerwere in for a.
There are four ledges that allow visitors to step four feet away from the building and experience what it would be like to be suspended 1,353 feet above the ground. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in. The willis tower is the second tallest building in the united states, and its skydeck observatory, on the 103rd floor, lets visitors step out over the. Newlyweds jesus and karly pintado were visiting the ledge monday night when they witnessed the glass layer break, wthr reported. Cracks appear on floor of glass viewing platform in chicagos willis tower. The seethrough glass floor of the willis towers skydeck in chicago cracked while freaked out tourists stood on the platform wednesday night. Glass in chicago sightseeing tower cracks under tourists feet the. Chicago cbs there was another skyhigh scare at the willis tower, when the skydeck cracked under visitors feet. Scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in chicago. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into. A family visiting the willis towers iconic skydeck ledge suffered the scare of their lives on wednesday when the glass ledge they were standing on 1,353feet above the chicago sidewalk cracked. Tourists standing 103 stories above chicago get a scare when the protective coating over the glass sightseeing ledge shatters.
Coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists. Visitors at skydeck, an attraction allowing tourists to stand on a glass ledge 103 stories above chicago, were given a bit of a scare monday. Glass skydeck at chicagos willis tower formerly sears. Ledge of chicago skyscraper landmark cracks under visitors feet visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare monday when the attractions prote facebook. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks under visitors feet. Sears tower, its name for 36 years is a 110story, 1,450foot 442. Willis tower skydeck glass cracks in chicago on 103rd. The willis tower said no one was ever in danger, because the protective layer did what it was supposed to. Glass skydeck on chicagos willis tower cracks under. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under. The skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracks under. The protective coating which acts like a screen protector for the ledge experienced some minor cracking, a spokesperson for the willis tower.
Coating on willis tower skydecks ledge cracks under tourists the boxes of the ledge opened in 2009 and were said to be able to hold five tons by bj lutz published may 29, 2014 updated. The cracks were in the coating of glass enclosures at willis tower that are known collectively as the ledge. Protective layer on the ledge at chicagos willis tower. Tourists visiting the willis tower skydeck in chicago were left horrified when the protective layer of the attractions glass ledge cracked. It was, nonetheless, a scary moment for visitors to the chicago attraction. The willis tower, which was called the sears tower until 2009, said no one was ever in danger. Cracks appear on floor of skyscraper viewing platform visitors to chicagos tallest building captured video appearing to show cracks in the floor of. Visitors can walk into the four glass bays that are. Glass cracks below tourists in chicagos willis tower. The glass on the skydeck ledge of the willis tower cracked. She said that the protective coating was replaced on monday night. Tourist attraction the ledge at willis tower reopens after.
The willis tower told cnn affiliate wbbm no one was in any danger, as the protective layer did what it was supposed to do. Some visitors had a scare when the protective layer of the skydeck at the willis tower cracked monday, splintering into thousands of pieces, cbs chicago reported. Willis tower skydeck ledge coating cracks, prompting. The protective coating cracked at willis tower in chicago on monday. The willis tower is the second tallest building in the united states, and its skydeck observatory, on the 103rd floor, lets visitors step out over the city while supported only by a few layers of. In 2009, the building opened its revamped allglass observation deck, known as skydeck, to. Protective layer of willis towers skydeck cracks under visitors feet. The video was posted by a skydeck visitor on facebook. Chicago wls video posted to social media showed cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. There was a woman with two kids and they looked really pale and scared because the. Chicago skydeck cracks under visitors feet in 1110. Chicago visitors to the willis towers skydeck got an extra scare on monday when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into.
Visitors to the willis tower s skydeck got an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces. The willis towers 103rd floor glass skydeck cracked last. Visitors to the willis tower s skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces under their feet. I hear a noise like ksh ksh ksh and it cracked, said jesus pintado, enjoing a. The crack posed no danger to tourists, but was scary to some. Chicagoarea resident jesus pintado captured the harrowing moment on video. The willis tower skydecks the ledge cracked but its supposed to, according to a spokesperson, who said only the protective coating of the. The towers skydeck, which opened in 2009, is on the 103rd floor, about 1,353 feet above. Willis tower skydeck ledge protective coating cracked. Glass skydeck cracks under visitors feet 103 stories high.
Visitors to the skydeck ledge up on chicagos willis tower which is already scary enough as it is got the fright of their lives on wednesday when its protective layer cracked underneath them. Terri cornelius, a spokeswoman for willis tower, told nbc chicago the cracks happened on the protective layer of glass. Were guessing the fourletter words were coming fast and furious from atop willis tower formerly sears tower on wednesday afternoon. Visitors at chicagos willis tower had a scare monday night after the protective layer of the buildings skydeck cracked under their feet, wbbm reports. A similar incident occurred in 2014 with no harm done. Officials from the willis tower said that no one was ever in danger regarding the crack because the protective layer of the glass didnt shatter completely. Willis tower skydeck ledge coating cracks chicago, il while the incident that occurred at the chicago attraction definitely frightened some, officials say theres nothing to. Chicago wthr a visible crack in the glass on the willis tower skydeck ledge is apparently nothing to worry about. Protective layer of skydeck at willis tower cracks under. The willis tower, however, assured visitors that none of the guests were in any danger, saying only the protective layer cracked and the glass floor below it remained intact.
Glass coating on the skydeck of chicagos willis tower cracked. At completion in 1973, it surpassed the world trade center in new york city to become the tallest building in the world, a title that it held for nearly 25 years. The skydeck at willis tower, which lets tourists stand on a glass ledge more than 1,500 feet above chicago, cracked under the weight of visitors late last night. Coating crack temporally closes skydeck at chicagos willis tower. Chicago, illinois video posted to social media shows cracks on the glass floor of the ledge attraction at willis tower on monday. Protective layer of willis tower skydeck ledge cracks. Visitors to the willis towers skydeck in chicago get an extra scare when the attractions protective layer covering the glass splintered into thousands of pieces under their feet. Tourists get a scare at willis tower as glass coating cracks. A video shot on the 103rd floor showed horrified visitors looking at the crack from the safety of the building. Operators of chicagos willis tower one of the worlds tallest building is now trying to ensure. Willis tower skydeck ledge in chicago cracks under visitors feet. The ledge, a glass viewing box on top of willis tower, 233 s. Published june 11, 2019 updated on june, 2019 at 12. Transcript for cracks in chicagos willis tower ledge give tourists a scare.
The attraction features four glass enclosures collectively called the ledge, which opened in 2009 and give tourists the feeling of standing suspended in midair 1,353 feet above the ground and 4 feet away from the building. Coating on skydeck ledge appears cracked in new video nbc. Visitors to chicagos willis tower, the citys tallest building, captured video that appears to show cracks in the glass floor of its skydeck ledge 103. At 110 storeys and 442m tall, the willis tower skyscraper in downtown chicago is the citys tallest building. Chicagos willis tower skydeck floor replaced after cracks. Wacker drive, is a popular attraction consisting of four glass boxes that. The willis towers glass skydeck cracks under peoples. The terrifying incident happened monday on the towers 103rd floor, which is the location of the deck that gives visitors a panoramic view of not only chicago but also lake michigan and parts of indiana. The seethrough glass bays are known as the ledge and extend about four feet from the building, which was once called the sears tower.
Chicago visitors on the skydeck on the 103rd floor of the willis tower in chicago had a heartstopping scare monday when the glass on the viewing decks top layer splintered and cracked. Willis towers glass floor cracks under tourists feet. Pictures of cracked glass floor chicago willis tower business insider. Skydeck ledge of willis tower cracks under visitors feet.
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