Statue of Liberty evacuated after fire scare

By IANS
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

NEW YORK - 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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Tags: New York

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