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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...
Man Found Dead in Mandai, India, Elevator Incident
A 46-year-old worker was found dead on June 25 in the duct of a lift in a building in the Tulshibaug area near Mandai in India, The Times of India...
14 Injured in Mumbai Elevator Fall
At least 14 people were injured after an elevator collapsed from the fourth floor to the ground floor in the Trade World Tower C in Mumbai, India, on the morning...
Eleven Rescued From India Elevator
Eleven Hajj pilgrims were trapped in an elevator for an hour in a building in Bhopal, India, on June 18, before being rescued safely, according to police officials, The Free...
Bangladesh FY24 Budget Proposes Duties on VT
Bangladesh businesses urged the government to withdraw additional duties for vertical transportation (VT) proposed in the FY24 budget and integrate them into the list of capital machinery to help the...
Hyundai Elevator Announces 314-Unit, US$33.9 Million Order
South Korea's Hyundai Elevator has announced its largest-ever order, both in terms of number of units and dollar amount, The Korea Herald reports. The KRW43.4 billion (US$33.9 million) contract involves...
India’s Tallest Escalators Planned for Mumbai Metro
Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. will install 14 escalators at its Mumbai Metro 3 international airport terminal (T2) station of the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor, MUMBAI LIVE reports. Eight of these escalators...
Amid Budget Constraints, Aging Seoul Subway Escalators Need Replacement
A considerable percentage of escalators serving subway lines operated by both the Seoul Metro and Korea Railroad (Korail) need to be replaced, but budget constraints — particularly for the Metro...
KONE Lands 60-Elevator Order for Shenzhen Industrial Park
KONE has won an order to supply a vertical-transportation package that includes 60 MiniSpaceTM elevators to the Shenzhen BinFengGui Industrial Park renewal project in China. In addition, the contract includes...
