A man was centimeters away from being crushed to death on Tuesday when the elevator at his apartment complex in India suddenly lurched upwards while he was exiting it. Vatsalbhai Pancha already ...

Five people trapped in an elevator in Boston were saved in a dramatic high-rise rescue Monday night. It took a few hours, but Boston firefighters lifted them out one-by-one, more than a dozen stories ...

Seniors of a southeast Calgary condo building say an out-of-service elevator has put their lives on hold. Vikki and David MacKinnon say the elevator in their McKenzie Town condo was shut down for ...

Otis Arise™ MOD solutions align with the latest safety standards, and enhance reliability and efficiency with advanced technology FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- There are more than 1 ...

A crew member who died on a P&O Cruises ship last year was crushed in an elevator shaft, according to investigators. The electrical technician was testing a passenger elevator aboard its Arvia ship ...

Toshiba Corp. is considering reducing its stake in its elevator unit amid interest in the business from Finland’s Kone Oyj, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Japanese conglomerate could ...

Athletes at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics found the elevator to the big air jump scarier than the jump itself. Multiple snowboarders and skiers described the makeshift elevator as sketchy, ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Somewhere in Palm Beach County, an elderly or disabled individual is struggling on the stairs, breathing heavily after knee surgery, their elevator broken and not always ...

DETROIT – The Washington Boulevard Building Senior Apartments in downtown Detroit has no working elevator, leading to people climbing dozens of stairs to get home. Local 4 spoke to frustrated ...

Elevator shafts and stairwells have to withstand two hours of fire burning around them Masonry is often the go-to choice for stairwells What goes up first depends on the type of building PROVIDENCE – ...

Specialized Elevator, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, and Vintage Elevator Services, have merged. No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, Specialized is a ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's backlog of elevator inspections has been completely cleared, according to the state's labor commissioner. Luke Farley says when he took office last year one ...