A lift carrying nine passengers collapsed and grounded from fourth floor to the basement on Manday in Ghaziabad. However, there were no casualties.
The incident took place at five storied municipal corporation’s building.
According to sources, when the lift reached 4th floor, it failed to receive signals and suddenly started going down. During its inspection, the cord carrying the lift was found to be broken.
“We have submitted report to chief engineer in which we demanded regular maintenance of the lift. The lift cord had broken. The electric panel did not receive signals, said Ashok Tyagi proprietor of the maintenance firm Ayushi elevated Company. He further said all the nine passengers had a narrow escape. Poor signal slowed the speed of lift which saved the passengers.