Eight people got stuck in the small lift of MTUK County Heights Society at around 8.30 am on Monday.
Dialogue partner, Dharuheda. Eight people got trapped in the small lift on the ground floor of the ten-storey G Tower of MTUK County Heights Society of industrial area Dharuhera at around 8.30 am on Monday. The breathing of three children, two women and three persons in the lift remained stuck inside for about 25 minutes.
Hearing the sound of screaming, people nearby started the rescue work. All the people could be taken out by breaking the door. After this he heaved a sigh of relief. Neither any security guard nor lift man was present during the incident. It has been told that the lift was malfunctioning for the last 15 days. After this incident, serious questions have been raised on the security and management system of the society. The emergency key of the lift was not available at the spot.
In the morning, when the movement of people started in the building and they came to use the lift, the incident came to light after hearing screams. People alerted the security guards of the building. The security guards also looked helpless and kept trying to open the lift door.
When those responsible for the maintenance of the building did not reach the spot, some youths broke the door of the lift with iron bars and crowbars, only then the people trapped inside could come out. The broken lift is about eight years old. Although the agency responsible for security in the society checks the lifts every one or two months, it is done only occasionally.