Asia
Indonesian Elevator Incident Leaves Seven Dead, Two Injured
Indonesian authorities reported a fatal elevator incident on July 5 in the country's province of Lampung that left seven construction workers dead and two others critically injured, XINHUANET reports. The...
India City Requires Fire Evacuation Lifts in High Rises
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp. (BMC) in Mumbai, India, has made it mandatory to install fire evacuation lifts in high-rise buildings 70 m and higher, Realty Plus reports. In case of fire,...
Schmersal India Celebrates 10 Years
In July, Schmersal India is marking 10 years of manufacturing safety products at its 4,000-m2 facility in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp. industrial area of Ranjangaon, Pune, India. To commemorate...
TKE Receives India’s Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency
TK Elevator (TKE) received India's Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency 2023 from the Institute of Directors (IOD), Manufacturing Today is among outlets to report. IOD established the award in...
Moving Walk Accident in Thailand Results in Amputation of Woman’s Leg
A woman’s leg had to be partially amputated after it was trapped by a moving walk in Bangkok, Thailand’s Don Mueang Airport, AP News is among outlets to report. The...
China Senior Legislator Expresses Concern for Aging Elevators
Xiao Jie, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, has urged the Chinese government to pay more attention to the management of elevators...
Hitachi Group Receives Record Order for Elevators and Escalators in Hong Kong SAR
Hitachi, Ltd. recently announced that Hitachi Elevator Engineering Co. (Hong Kong SAR) Ltd., received an order for elevators, escalators and moving walks from Hong Kong SAR developer Sun Hung Kai...
KONE To Provide VT Solutions To Singapore General Hospital Buildings
KONE Corp. has won an order to supply a suite of People Flow® vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for Singapore General Hospital's (SGH) Elective Care Centre (ECC) and National Dental Centre Singapore...
Fatality Reported in India Hotel Elevator Incident
A 24-year-old housekeeping employee was crushed to death after his legs were trapped outside a service lift at a hotel in Chennai, India, TIMES NOW reports. Following the accident, three...
Former Minister of Health Dies in Elevator Accident
Former Minister of Health for Sri Lanka Dr. P.M.B. Cyril has died from injuries sustained in an elevator accident at his residence, Newswire reports. According to the source, he sustained...
