A fire broke out on the 50th floor of the Chicago’s John Hancock Center on Saturday. This building is the one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city. However, the fire was quickly controlled. The Chicago Fire Department authorities stated that five people sustained minor injuries including a police officer.

A deputy fire commissioner, John McNicholas stated that fire was controlled within half an hour. He stated that the injuries included a twisted ankle and smoke inhalation. The 100 story tower includes residential units, rooftop observation deck, and office. The tower is located on Michigan Avenue, a busy street in the city. The fire drew spectators, and many were standing behind the barricades put up in time for the annual lights festival procession.

For some time, the flames and smoke filled the upper floors as there was steady snowfall. No smoke or fire was actually visible on the lower floors. People continued their shopping at the North Face and Best Buy stores located on the ground floor when the firefighters worked above.

The cause of the fire in the John Hancock Center remains under investigation, and the crews planned to move the fire trucks off the place for the parade that night.

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The U.S. President Obama stated that he had ordered the senior defense authorities to find out if the intelligence reports were altered to reflect an optimistic assessment of the military campaign of America against the Islamic State.

Addressing at a news conference before he left Malaysia to the United States, Mr. Obama stated that he expected the inspector general of Pentagon to investigate the allegations that vital changes were made to the reports from the analysts at the U.S. Central Command called Centcom.

He stated that he does not know what they will discover with respect to what was happening on in the Centcom. He stated that his expectation is the highest fidelity to data, truth, and facts.

Mr. Obama described the internal investigation at Pentagon. Some analysts belonging to the Defense Department state that their supervisors revised the conclusions about the military failures before making a final report.

Lately, Pentagon expanded its investigation into allegations that seized a large trove of documents and emails as the claims are examined. The president stated that altering the reports to make them optimistic would be dissimilar to his wishes.

He added that the has made it clear repeatedly to all the top national security advisers that he does not want them to hold back if the intelligence or the opinions about intelligence, the analysis and the interpretations of data contradict the current policy.