India Elevator Falls with Family Inside

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The elevator in a high-rise society in Ghaziabad, India, collapsed on May 22 with six members of a family, including two elderly women and a 5-month-old infant, inside, India Today is among outlets to report. The family did not sustain any serious injuries in the incident, according to officials. The family boarded the lift on the 10th floor before it abruptly descended to the seventh floor due to a technical fault, and then it was stuck on the third floor for a few seconds before it fell to the ground floor, which triggered a short circuit. The family was trapped inside for 30 min, according to the report, before the door of the lift was forced open by technicians and rescuers. One of the family members involved in the incident filed a complaint with the police, blaming the maintenance department for the incident: He said that the lift had been operational for only two days. According to the source, the maintenance department of the high rise has put up a notice outside the elevator, claiming that maintenance was still underway on the lift.

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