PASSENGERS DIDN’T REALIZE ELEVATOR FELL 84 FLOORS

People rescued from a trapped elevator in one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers later learned they had dropped 84 floors. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that six people, including a pregnant woman, got into the elevator early Friday after leaving a restaurant on the 95th floor of the former John Hancock Center. They heard noises and experienced a faster and bumpier than expected ride. One of several cables holding the elevator broke and the car fell rapidly, landing somewhere near the 11th floor. Firefighters broke through a wall more than 10 storeys above ground from a parking garage to reach those who were trapped inside.