US EditionDamaged cable led to Tokyo Skytree elevator incident
- Two elevators at the Tokyo Skytree, named Autumn and Winter, stopped due to a damaged cable on Sunday.
- The Autumn elevator was empty, but the Winter elevator had 20 passengers, including two children, who were rescued by firefighters.
- About 1,200 visitors were temporarily stranded on the observation deck until the other elevators were checked and cleared for use.
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20 People Spend 6 Hours Trapped in an Elevator at Popular Tourist Attraction After It Comes to a 'Sudden Stop'
The incident occurred at the Tokyo Skytree tower in Japan on Sunday, Feb. 22, with the visitors not rescued until 2 a.m. the following dayThe Tokyo Skytree tower GettyNEED TO KNOWTwo elevators at Tokyo Skytree, an observation and broadcasting tower, came to an "unexpected stop" on Sunday, Feb. 22, trapping 20 people insideThe visitors weren't rescued until just after 2 a.m. the following dayTokyo Skytree offered their "deepest apologies" for the…
20 trapped in Tokyo Skytree elevator for 5 hours
Twenty people were trapped inside an elevator at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan's tallest broadcasting tower and a popular tourist spot, will be closed through Tuesday for safety checks. The passengers, including children, were…
People trapped in an elevator were rescued in Tokyo: twenty visitors, including children, spent five hours in one of the Skytree elevators.
Twenty visitors to the 634-meter-high Tokyo Skytree in Japan's capital remained stuck in a lift for hours.
In the world's highest television tower, the elevator suddenly stops: For 20 visitors to Tokyo's famous Skytree, the excursion becomes a nightmare. For hours they have to wait for rescue. But that's like a thriller.
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