Firefighters said tourists were evacuated Wednesday from the Statue of Liberty after smoke, apparently coming from an elevator motor, was detected inside the famed monument.
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He said "a minor smoke condition" had been detected inside the monument, possibly related to the "overheating" of a motor in one of the statue's elevators.
The statue, dedicated in 1886 and located on an island in the Hudson River just off Manhattan, was closed to the public after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
It was partially reopened in 2004, but the crown of the massive statue was not reopened to tourists until 2009.
Source-AFP