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1. 5. 2019-08-22. In the lobby of a luxury high-rise building in New York City, a 30-year old man was crushed to death between an elevator car and the shaft wall when it unexpectedly plunged downwards while residents were attempting to enter and exit. Five other people who remained trapped in the car were injured.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. [1] The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and girls and 23 men [2] – who died ...
A mine elevator fell 200m in the Impala Platinum mine shaft accident. [113] [114] Rustenburg, South Africa: 12 30 October 2008 An elevator plunged to the ground at a construction site. [115] Xiapu County, China: 12 2 June 1993 An elevator plunged to the ground from the 20th floor at a construction site. [116] North Point, Hong Kong: 11 25 April ...
The family of a 30-year-old man who was crushed to death in a freak elevator accident is speaking out following the horrific incident. Samuel Waisbren was about to exit the elevator of his 23 ...
On July 9, 1999, there was an accident on the Thunderbolt when operators failed to brake an incoming train, which collided with the train being loaded. 35 people were injured in the crash. After the accident, the headlights on the cars were partially removed because the electrical system did not hold up well against the vibration of the cars. [179]
July 10, 1926: Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. 600,000 lbs. of explosives detonated as a result of a lightning strike. 187 of the 200 buildings in the arsenal were destroyed and debris was found as far as 20 miles away. Damage of close to one billion dollars in 2022 dollars. April 14, 1944: Bombay docks explosion.
Elevators in the building have been shut down until a "state inspector determines the reason for the collapse," the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said.
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