A family with a six-month-old child was trapped in an elevator on…
A family with a six-month-old child was trapped in an elevator on the northeastern side of Moscow for nearly 40 minutes on July 21, during which the temperature rose to almost +40 degrees due to non-functioning ventilation and fogged windows. The parents managed to create airflow by manually holding open the elevator doors.
Consensus
- A family with a six-month-old child was trapped inside an elevator in northeastern Moscow on July 21.
- The incident lasted for nearly 40 minutes.
- The elevator's ventilation system did not work, causing the temperature to rise to almost +40 degrees.
- The windows of the elevator became fogged due to high humidity.
- The father experienced a panic attack and manually held open the elevator doors to allow airflow.
- The child was unharmed during the incident.
- Residents reported that elevators in the building have been frequently malfunctioning since their installation in 2021.
- Maintenance issues with the elevators have not been resolved over five years.
Points of divergence
- The father used his hands to push open the elevator doors and maintain a small gap for air from the shaft. — riamo
- The parents removed clothing from both themselves and the child to prevent overheating. — vm
- A false alarm of security system occurred in one of the towers of Moscow City, but there was no actual elevator fall. — riamo
- An elevator fell from the 12th floor in a residential building on Berezka Street in Orenburg earlier in June, injuring three people. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Family with a small child stuck in elevator on Moscow's northeast — РИАМО
- Family with an infant nearly suffocated in a stuck elevator in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва