Elevator Malfunction Shoots Up to 25th Floor, Mother and Daughter Trapped in Fear for 2 Hours

Mother and daughter rescued from elevator stuck between top floor and rooftop at LG Metro City apartment in Yongho-dong, Busan

On the afternoon of the 28th, firefighters are rescuing a mother and daughter trapped in an elevator at LG Metro City Apartments in Yongho-dong, Nam-gu, Busan.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An accident occurred in Busan where a mother and daughter were trapped inside an elevator for over two hours after the elevator they were riding suddenly ascended from the 1st floor and stopped between the 25th floor and the rooftop.

At around 6:55 PM on the 28th, in LG Metro City Apartment Complex 125 Building, lines 3-4, Yongho-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, a woman in her 40s, Ms. A, and her 7-year-old daughter, Ms. B, were about to get off the elevator on the 1st floor after riding it from the 7th floor when the elevator suddenly ascended and stopped between the 25th floor and the rooftop.

Ms. A’s husband, upon receiving her urgent call, reported the incident to the police. Police officers and firefighters who arrived on the scene rescued the mother and daughter at around 9:04 PM, more than two hours after the accident.

The Busan Southern Police Station installed police lines and suspended elevator use as safety measures, and plans to conduct a joint investigation to determine the exact cause of the malfunction and the accident.

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