Statue of Liberty evacuated after fire scare
July 22nd, 2010 - 4:19 am ICT by IANSNew York, July 22 (IANS) Visitors were evacuated from the Statue of Liberty here Wednesday after a fire scare.
Officials said an elevator motor inside the statue’s pedestal overheated and started smoking about 1:30 p.m. local time, Xinhua reported.
There were no reports of injuries or damage to the statue.
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