Elevators
Elevator Debuts at Rome Colosseum After Five Years of Construction
An elevator that makes the higher levels of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum accessible to people with mobility issues was inaugurated with much fanfare on May 30 after five years of construction,...
Bugatti Residences with Private Car Lifts Unveiled in Dubai
The 46-story Bugatti Residences, featuring private car lifts for penthouses, has been unveiled by developer Binghatti in Dubai's high-end Business Bay, Gadget Tendency is among outlets to report. "The world's...
Elevator Accident Injures Seven in Tanzania
Seven people were injured after an elevator fell from the 14th floor to the ground floor at the Millennium Tower building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, The Citizen reports. Initial...
India Elevator Falls with Family Inside
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...
India Hospital Faces Major Elevator Outages
Services at MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Berhampur in Odisha, India’s Ganjam district have been severely affected as 10 out of 29 lifts have not functioned for several days,...
Four Men Rescued From India Elevator
Four men leaving a bar in Connaught Place in New Delhi, India, recently were trapped in an elevator for more than an hour, officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS)...
Wisconsin Museum Opens First Elevator in Its History
The Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, recently held a ribbon-cutting for its new elevator, allowing barrier-free access to the mansion section of the museum for the first time in...
Ohio Courthouse Elevators Modernization Contract Approved
Both of the elevators at the Richland County Administration Building/Courthouse in Mansfield, Ohio, are going to be fully functional after a complete modernization and repair of each, the Mansfield News...
Nexus Invests GBP2 Million in Metro VT Renewal
A major renewal of the vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving the Tyne and Wear Metro in northeastern England is taking place, Rail Business Daily reports. Nexus, the public body that owns...
In Pursuit of “Zero”
Your author shares insights from his research on possible reasons for passenger deaths in elevator accidents, available safety provisions, their effectiveness and potential for further development. My ultimate aim to...
