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According to firefighters communications there are reports of the possibility of people on the 22nd floor and firefighters see "white smoke of varying intensities, believed to be electrical" on floors 9 through 13. The source of the smoke has not yet been identified, but the first alarm was on the 13th floor, followed by the 10th then the 9th.
Because of the cold temperatures and wind chills in the 10's, workers at the tower are being allowed back into the first floor, which has been cleared by firefighters.
The tower, built in 1970, is the tallest in Buffalo and is home several agencies including the Consulate General of Canada. HSBC currently occupies 75% of the tower which has 40 floors. It stands at 529 feet (161.2 meters) tall.- Source: By WikiNews
Posted January 19th, 2008 by seher
