elevators
New details emerge in death of professor crushed by elevator
The Boston University professor crushed to death by an elevator in her apartment building last month was partly done in by a large package she was carrying at the time,...
Elevator that killed university lecturer is an 'unnerving' antique, resident says
The elevator at a Boston apartment building where a French lecturer was crushed to death is a disconcerting “antique” that can leave some people uneasy, one resident said. Carrie O’Connor,...
Boston University professor crushed to death in apartment elevator accident
A Boston University professor was crushed to death by an elevator in her apartment building when it suddenly dropped, trapping her between floors. "What my wife said she saw was...
Toddler trapped in elevator gets dragged by child safety leash
Watch the heart-stopping moment an elevator in Huangshi, China, dragged a 2-year-old girl by the leash. Surveillance video shows the child's safety rope had become stuck in the door with...
Mall fits elevators with foot pedals to prevent spread of coronavirus
A mall in Thailand has swapped lift buttons for foot pedals in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as well as help restore normalcy and get shoppers...
NYCHA worker fired for investigating falsified elevator safety records: suit
A former investigator for the New York City Housing Authority says he was fired for probing an agency scheme to falsify elevator inspection records, according to a new lawsuit. Martin...
Sickos spit on elevator buttons amid coronavirus outbreak in China
This is just sick. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed over 1,100 people and infected about 45,000, some people in China have been caught on video bizarrely...
Cuomo approves elevator safety law but delays effect until 2022
Gov. Andrew Cuomo approved a new bill bolstering elevator safety in the aftermath of a gruesome Manhattan accident that killed a man — but its rollout by state government will...
See it: Doctor saves dog being strangled by elevator
Dramatic video shows the moment a doctor in Tampa dashes to the aid of a panicked woman whose dog is being strangled by an elevator in his apartment building. Mohammed...
Pregnant woman viciously attacked and robbed in Bronx elevator: video
A brawl broke out between two women inside a Bronx elevator on Monday, with video showing the 8-months-pregnant victim getting repeatedly slugged in the face.
Elevator safety law awaits Cuomo's signature months after horrific accident
Legislation bolstering elevator safety -- just months after a man was crushed to death in a lift mishap in a Kips Bay apartment building -- awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature....
Watch man's race against time to save dog trapped between elevator doors
Watch as a man rushes to the aid of a dog in this Houston, Texas, building, where the pup's leash got caught between elevator doors. The surveillance footage shows the...
Parents of NYC man crushed to death by elevator still in 'disbelief'
The parents of a Manhattan man crushed to death by an elevator in August said that they are still in "disbelief" over the tragedy. Laura and Charles Waisbren told Inside...
Brute busted for viciously assaulting elderly man in Bronx elevator
The fiend who savagely beat a 67-year-old man in a Bronx apartment building elevator was busted by cops Tuesday, authorities said. Bronx resident Joshua Marrero, 22, was charged with assault...
Tom DiNapoli's state audit shows city needs to improve elevator safety
Two months after a fatal elevator accident in Manhattan, a state audit revealed that the Department of Buildings has not done elevator re-inspections. The new audit from the Comptroller's Office...
Firefighters break wall to rescue 'large patient' stuck in elevator
Firefighters were forced to break through a wall inside an East Harlem NYCHA building Sunday to extract a "large patient" stuck inside an elevator, the FDNY said. The person became...
Pope Francis gets trapped in broken Vatican elevator
Heaven help him! Pope Francis ended up on the elevator ride from hell Sunday when his lift got stuck for nearly a half-hour on the way up for his weekly...
Manhattan Promenade tenants revolt after elevator killed man
Some tenants of the Manhattan Promenade building where a man was crushed to death last week by a faulty elevator have started a rent strike as the remaining elevator also...
Family of man fatally crushed by Manhattan elevator plans to sue: court docs
The family of a 30-year-old Manhattan man who was crushed to death by an elevator in his apartment building plans to bring a wrongful-death lawsuit against the lift company and...
Tenants terrified of 'so-called working elevator' after deadly accident
Tenants at the Manhattan building where a man was crushed to death by a malfunctioning elevator Thursday say they are still in the dark about what happened — and freaked...