Deaths prompt concerns over elevator safety
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="solved">solved</span>.</p><p><span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Luohu">Luohu</span> <span word="district">district</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="descent">descent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concentrating">concentrating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cellphone">cellphone</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhuo">Zhuo</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="surnamed">surnamed</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intern">intern</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="elevators">elevators</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Closing">Closing</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Ronggen">Ronggen</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Elevator">Elevator</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yichang">Yichang</span>, <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 36 <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> 28 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span>.</p>
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