A falling elevator would not wipe anyone out. They would place a protective balloon containing approximately 5 quadrillion tons of gas beneath it. The elevator

A falling elevator would not wipe anyone out. They would place a protective balloon containing approximately 5 quadrillion tons of gas beneath it. The elevator would be paper thin and a couple of meters wide in the middle where it needs to be strongest. The parts that don’t burn will flutter and slowly fall to the ground.