US EditionDamaged Cable Led to Tokyo Skytree Elevator Incident
Tokyo Skytree resumed operations after safety checks and cable replacements following an elevator stall that trapped 20 people for over five hours last Sunday.
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Damage to Cable Caused Skytree Elevator to Stall; Company Will Install Netting to Prevent Recurrence
Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the operator of Tokyo Skytree, has announced that it was damage to a cable that caused an elevator to stall, trapping 20 passengers inside on Sunday evening.
On the night of the 22nd, an elevator at Tokyo Skytree (634 meters high) came to an emergency halt 30 meters above ground, trapping 20 passengers for five and a half hours before being rescued. The elevator's space at the time was reportedly only about 5.5 square meters. What happened in this cramped elevator during those five and a half hours? One of the 20 people who were trapped and rescued told the Asahi Shimbun about the situation.
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Japan TodayTokyo Skytree to restart operations Thursday after 5-hour elevator halt
Tokyo Skytree tower will restart operations on Thursday, days after 20 visitors were trapped in an elevator for more than five hours, the operator said as safety checks have been completed.
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