CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A woman was injured Thursday afternoon when a piece of metal fell from vintage building at Michigan and Madison.
An eyewitness says a woman was walking east on Madison toward Michigan Avenue when a piece fell off the Willoughby Tower. The fragment was about a foot long.
A witness told WBBM Newsradio the piece hit the woman in the back and made a loud noise when it hit the ground. The woman was bleeding.
"It looked like a tiger had scratched her in the back. It was pretty bad."
A piece fell from Willoughby Tower, Madison and Michigan, injuring a woman. Police officer holds the piece that fell. @WBBMNewsradio pic.twitter.com/THlT9dXiks
— Stephen Miller (@ssmiller) October 3, 2019The woman was conscious and sitting up at the scene.
The Chicago Building Department said the fragment was a piece of a metal panel. The managers of the Willoughby Tower were installing a protective canopy after the accident.
The building dates back to 1929.
