Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
A number of cracks have appeared in the glass floor of the Sky Tower observation deck.
The observation deck is known for its glass panels that the public can walk over. They get a view down towards the ground.
The platform has three layers of glass and the one with the fracture was on the top. This is known as a “sacrificial” layer.
The area would be cordoned off for the next few days until it was replaced.
This is not the first time cracks have been found in the viewing platform.
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57 Responses
That would be scary
wow , how could that even happen?
That must be scary!
the sky tower is
Very cool
i love sky tower
cool the sky tower is big
oh my gosh I cant believe this has happened!
wow
oh no
When did it take place.
Oh no! 🙁
WOW that is so amazing i thought it would never do that
i have never seen anything like this
and i used to live near the sky tower
oh no
this is bad
super bad
ok this is bad
scary
oh no that super bad
Scary!
oh no im scared
thats not good someone can fall and die
i just went there 2 weeks ago
that is really good news and really sad news
did some one fall of the sky tower sorry if someone did no one would survive that not even me ok sorry to say this but i hope no one died falling off there bye bye
wow thats not good
i heard they could hold an elephant! But looks like it cant!
I never knew that this could happen
bad luck guys hope it is fixed soon
I am just glad no one got hurt
I don’t want to go on the sky tower now!
scary
I’m scared
I am scared
is anyone hurt!!!???
oh dear
I’m going there tomorrow wish me luck! ?
YAY! I can die now
i was in the sky tower when that was there
That Sounds Bad
So
oh no i hope nobody gets hurt or injured, it is a famous place in New Zealand and hopefully it gets fixed fast before Winter.
AAAAAAH! Scary
oh no
oh no!
it still got 2 layers left!!
They should close the sky Tower until they fix it
it scared me
that is bad
that is so sad!
wow, THATS BAD.
Then fix it
very nice
Yo! that is crazy
that is real freaky… I was there the other day!!!
That’s not to bad I suppose because there are three layers what would be scary is if there were bigger cracks in the elevator
Oh my gosh this is terrible I am in Auckland the sky tower is in Auckland I have been in the
sky tower since when I was 1
What is happing to our sky tower 🙁
That really CRACKED me up
Thats dangerous.