JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The glass pane was dangling from the 20th floor of the building when Lt. Alen Mallard rappelled down the side of the Wells Fargo building.
His concern was making sure the 40-pound piece of glass didn't fall to the ground below.
Monday night, JFRD Chief Robin Gainey described what usually happens when the windows on this building break.
"There's two sheets of glass, there's a number of reasons negative pressure would pull it out instead of going in," said Gainey.
The firefighters looked at whether the window was cracked before the storm, which they say may be a possibility.
"They crack regularly down here from fireworks on the river. A crack is not unusual," said Gainey.
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Action News learned there is no required inspection on this building, only a fire inspection. One may also be done any time a permit is processed to do work on the building.
Action News' Catherine Varnum contacted the city's building department. An email from a spokesperson said the chief building inspector didn't think the fireworks would cause a crack.
But, Gainey said the 4,000-plus windows should be able to sustain winds of 150 miles an hour. Our First Alert Weather team said wind gusts were around 60 miles an hour Monday. Even the man rappelling down the building said wind wasn't the problem.
"Winds were fine," said Mallard.
Action News contacted both the building owner and manager several times, but so far have not heard back from them.