Chinese woman dies after one month trapped in an elevator
Chinese woman dies after one month trapped in an elevator
Absolutely awful way to go. RIP.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/88 ... n-elevatorChinese woman trapped 1 month in elevator
6 Mar 2016 at 20:45
WRITER: AFP
BEIJING - A Chinese woman died after being trapped in an elevator for a month because maintenance workers shut off the power supply after failing to properly check if anyone was inside, state media reported Sunday.
Workers came to repair a malfunctioning elevator in the northern city of Xi'an on January 30, Beijing Youth Daily cited local authorities as saying.
The crew found the elevator stuck between the 10th and 11th floors, shouted to ask if anyone was there, and cut the power, it said.
The workers left for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday and did not return until March 1.
The government said the investigation found the death was due to a grave error by the maintenance company for not opening the car before cutting the power, and not verifying after the power was off whether there was anyone inside.
The deceased woman, 43, reportedly lived alone in building.
China is prone to safety accidents as regulations and standards are often flouted and enforcement is lax, sometimes due to corruption.
Police investigating the incident found no evidence of trauma and have ruled out homicide, Beijing Youth Daily said.
Last July, a woman was killed after she plunged through flooring over an escalator in a Chinese department store.
Security camera footage of the incident posted online showed a panel in the floor giving way as the woman stepped off the escalator. As she fell half-way through she pushed her son forward, and a nearby shop assistant dragged him to safety.
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Re: Chinese woman dies after one month trapped in an elevator
How long would it have taken for her to die? The poor woman
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Re: Chinese woman dies after one month trapped in an elevator
Hard to say. One can go several weeks without food but much less without water. Although, every once in a while, they pull someone out of the ruble in the aftermath of an earthquake after a month. But this poor woman...no light, no heat, stale air, laying on a cold hard floor in a small, dark, steel box. Too awful to even think about. I hope for her sake she passed away quickly.rozzieoz wrote:How long would it have taken for her to die? The poor woman
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Chinese woman dies after one month trapped in an elevator
That's my worst nightmare
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