Shelter-in-place order raised after glass falls from San Francisco high-rise building in stormMarch 14, 2023Updated: March 14, 2023 6:52 p.m. FILE: 555 California St., San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle by means of Gett UPDATE March 14, 6:44 p.m. Orders to shelter in location and leave the location surrounding 555 California St. have actually been raised, the San Francisco Fire Department revealed on Twitter on Tuesday night. The SFFD stated the 400 block of Kearny Street and the 500 block of California Street stay closed. No injuries have actually been reported. —– Amid wailing winds and heavy rains, glass window panes fell from among San Francisco’s highest downtown structures Tuesday afternoon. The San Francisco Fire Department released a shelter-in-place order and closed the streets surrounding 555 California, previously the Bank of America structure, about 2 p.m. SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER FOR 555 CALIFORNIA STREET CLOSURES IN THE AREA FOLLOW @SFPD DIRECTIONS THIS IS FOR GLASS FALLING HIGH RISE pic.twitter.com/QrcSwCDURP– SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) March 14, 2023 “We have actually 2 windows harmed on the 43rd flooring,” SFFD’s Jonathan Baxter informed SFGATE over the phone. “One is entirely broken out, and a 2nd has damage. We’re dealing with structure management to protect that for the general public.” The 4 blocks surrounding the 53-story structure have actually been closed, and surrounding companies left. “We do not have an ETA on when we might resume the streets and reoccupy business down there,” Baxter stated, including that no injuries have actually been reported. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency revealed that the California cable television vehicle line had actually been suspended due to the street closures. A video from the ground shared by NBC press reporter Sergio Quintana appeared to reveal a damaged window pane on the 43rd flooring. Traffic on Kearny, Pine and California in Downtown San Francisco is being rerouted around the tower at 555 California. A witness explains a window pane being blown off the 43rd flooring. pic.twitter.com/XXu1DQ913w– Sergio Quintana (@svqjournalist) March 14, 2023 Once the highest high-rise building west of the Mississippi, 555 California is partially owned by the Trump Organization. The tower is included in many films, consisting of “Dirty Harry” and “The Towering Inferno.” Winds reached 93 miles per hour in the Bay Area Tuesday, leading to fallen trees, obstructed roadways, fell power lines and a loss of power to some 275,000 PG&E clients.
Shelter-in-place order raised after glass falls from San Francisco high-rise building in storm
