A fire broke out Saturday afternoon high up in the John Hancock Center, one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers.
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One person was taken to Northwestern hospital, but the severity of the individual’s injuries were unknown, according to WGN.
Flames and smoke were seen from the iconic high-rise’s 50th floor.
Chicago police say they were getting calls reporting the blaze from people inside the building.
A fire on the fiftieth floor was reported around 2:40 p.m., according to DNAinfo. There is no word on the cause of the two alarm fire.
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The Hancock building, a landmark in Chicago, has condominiums on most of the upper half floors and an observatory popular with tourists for its sweeping views of the city and Lake MI.
