Glass shards fall from 35th floor of Transamerica Pyramid

Broken glass fell from the Transamerica Pyramid Thursday evening after a window pane broke on the 35th floor of the newly reopened tower .

Why it matters: News reports say the shards narrowly missed a group of people near the skyscraper, which stands at 48 stories and 853 feet tall .

Driving the news: The pane of glass broke and fell into the street as they were being cleaned, according to the Department of Building Inspection spokesperson Patrick Hannan.

• A witness told the San Francisco Standard that over 20 pieces, which he described as the "size of business cards," hurtled toward the ground "like meteor strikes."
• A building inspector dispatched Friday morning later ordered the property owner to secure the opening and replace the glass as soon as possible.

What they're saying: A spokesperson for the Transamerica Pyramid told Axios via email that they are "thankful that nobody was injured and to the team on-site who responded quickly."

• The window has been boarded up and new glass will be installed next week, the spokesperson said.

Catch up quick: The Transamerica Pyramid reopened earlier this month after completing the first phase of its $400 million renovation — the single-largest investment in downtown since the beginning of the pandemic.

• The skyscraper isn't the only high-rise to suffer an incident with falling glass. A pane of glass also fell from the roof of the 30-story Salesforce East high-rise in early September.