elevator
Fallen Elevator in Thane, India, Injures Seven Women
Seven women riding an elevator in the Ambernath neighborhood of Thane, India, were hurt when an elevator fell from a building’s second floor, The Times of India reports. The women...
Pakistan Factory Worker Killed When Elevator Falls on Him
A man at a factory in Haripur, Pakistan, was killed in March when an elevator at the site fell on top of him, Dawn reports. Officials say the victim was...
Taiwan Power Outages Lead To Elevator Entrapments
Regional power outages in Taiwan recently snarled traffic as emergency workers responded to calls for rescue, including those trapped in elevators, Taipei Times reports. The Taipei Department of Economic Development said that...
Rescuers Break Elevator Wall To Rescue Pair Near Miami
A team from the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) department rushed to a tower in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, to rescue two people trapped inside an elevator, Fox News reports. The February 17...
Elevator Death Prompts Proposed Tougher Law In Georgia
The death of a teenager in an Atlanta elevator has Georgia state lawmakers pushing a law that will increase the penalty fee on past-due repairs, WRDW reports. The teen, hoping to...
3Phase Merges With Halley To Expand New England Reach
3Phase Elevator, an independent Canton, Massachusetts-based provider of elevator and escalator services, announced on February 15 it has merged with Halley Elevator, which provides elevator service, maintenance, repair and modernization...
Indonesia Expo Dates Announced
The 4th Indonesia Elevator Escalator Expo 2022 | Indonesia SuperBuild Expo is scheduled for August 4-6 at the Jakarta International Kemayoran Expo in Jakarta, Indonesia, according to a press release. The expo...
NEII, EIWPF Support Elevator Bill Before Kansas Lawmakers
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) Executive Director Amy Blankenbiller and Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund (EIWPF) lobbyist John Federico testified before the Kansas House Committee on Federal & State Affairs...
Historic Otis Elevator Turns 100
Many things in the 1920s were made to last. The three-stop elevator in The Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C., is testament to this, turning 100 years old in 2021....
Wide Power Outage Traps Elevator Riders In Kyrgyzstan
Several dozen apartment-building residents in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, were trapped in elevators after regional power was shut down in the city, The Moscow Times reported on January 26. Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, was...
