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A construction elevator fell from the 15th floor. [30] Karachi, Pakistan: 5 12+ 1957-03-20 A construction elevator carrying 21 people plunged five floors when the cable broke. [31] [32] Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. 5 0 1999-09-07 An elevator carrying 5 painters fell from the 10th floor at an apartment building under construction, killing ...
Four were "local" elevators making all stops between the lobby and the 13th floor; two of these continued down to the basement. Four "express" elevators ran from the lobby to the upper floors; three of them terminated at the 35th floor and the fourth at the 40th floor. Another "shuttle" elevator served only the 35th through 38th floors.
Six people, including a pregnant woman, got into the elevator after leaving a restaurant on the 95th floor of the 875 North Michigan Avenue building.
A residential elevator with integrated hoistway construction and machine-room-less design. A residential elevator or home lift is often permitted to be of lower cost and complexity than full commercial elevators. They may have unique design characteristics suited for home furnishings, such as hinged wooden shaft-access doors rather than the ...
Six people, including a pregnant woman, had a ride from hell when an elevator on the 95th floor of the 875 North Michigan Avenue building, formerly known as the John Hancock Center, plunged 84 ...
The elevators in a skyscraper are not simply a necessary utility like running water and electricity, but are in fact closely related to the design of the whole structure. A taller building requires more elevators to service the additional floors, but the elevator shafts consume valuable floor space.
Two minutes into being trapped in an elevator, Garner takes out her phone and presses record. While sitting on the elevator floor, the 52-year-old actress says into the camera, “I could use a ...
[5] [32] The condominiums are served by a bank of three elevators that travel 20 mph (32 km/h) and can run between the ground floor and the top story in 40 seconds. [1] Extell had deemed the residential floor plans to be so crucial that the floor plans were created before de Portzamparc was officially hired as architect and before the exterior ...