At a Glance
- Chunks of ice fell hundreds of feet from Chicago skyscrapers Thursday.
- Some of the ice chunks crashed into cars, causing damage.
- No injuries were reported, and surrounding roads were closed as a precaution.
As ice and snow melted off Chicago's skyscrapers days after Winter Storm Bruce hindered travel in the city, large chunks of ice crashed down to the ground from hundreds of feet above the streets, damaging cars below.
The falling ice became so dangerous around the former Hancock Center building that roads were closed around the city's fourth-tallest building, the Chicago Tribune reported. The ice chunks fell from as high as 1,100 feet above the ground, and several cars had their windows shattered, according to CBS Chicago.
Ice fell from several other buildings around the city, prompting additional road closures.
"It sounded, the first one that hit my window, like a bomb, then gunfire," Tanya Schwartz, who lives in the former Hancock Center, told the Chicago Tribune.
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Though it was a frightening experience for drivers, no injuries were reported, the Chicago Sun-Times said.
Giselle Castro was in her Jeep, having just dropped off her fiancé at his workplace, when a large chunk of ice crashed through her back window. She was unharmed but shaken up by the incident, she told CBS Chicago.
"I’m in shock right now," Castro told CBS Chicago. "I just started crying."
Falling ice from road signs also led to a few minor crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway, and the road was closed for about a half-hour Thursday, CBS Chicago also reported. Falling ice is expected to continue to be a problem in the coming days as temperatures warm up slightly.
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