Destruction and potential death and injury were averted yesterday morning in Mexico City’s Torre Mayor skyscraper. At around 11:00 a.m. 10,000 employees and visitors to the building were evacuated from the premises after a bomb made of pipes and containing a quick combustion powder was discovered.

The bomb was found after police received an anonymous call which revealed a description of the car where the explosives were eventually found, and the license plate number.

According to Mexico City’s La Jornada newspaper, employees of the Torre Mayor said that it took them about 40 minutes to reach the ground floor after hearing the alarms go off. Employees had to remain on the street for several hours, and were finally allowed to re-enter the building at around 3:00 p.m.

The Torre Mayor is Latin America’s tallest skyscraper, but if developers have it their way, it won’t be for long. Mexico City will soon welcome an even taller building, the Torre Bicentenario, which will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence in 2010.

Via / La Jornada