Escalator Injury at Sydney Airport Caused by Footwear

A four-year-old girl was injured at Sydney Airport last week when her shoe became stuck in an escalator, reports Yahoo News Australia. It is believed friction from the child’s shoe (a popular type of rubber clog) brushing against the side of the escalator caused it to melt and become stuck as she descended the moving stairs. According to the girl’s mother, the doctor said the injury will take weeks to heal and could have been much worse if not for a bystander pressing the emergency-stop button before they reached the bottom of the escalator. In response to the incident, an airport spokesperson warned travelers to “be careful when wearing soft shoes and open footwear and always stand between the yellow lines.”