An elevator of the 72-storey Keangnam Hanoi
Landmark Tower suddenly dropped down uncontrollably at its inaugural ceremony
in the capital yesterday, panicking more than 10 people inside the lift.
At
11:30 am Friday, a short moment after the ceremony ended, one of the two lifts
carrying visitors to the 72nd floor suddenly came out of control and fell down
freely.
B. T.
H. recounted, “When I and more than 10 other people were in the elevator to go
to the top floor, the lift suddenly stopped at the 28th storey and then fell
down freely and rapidly. It halted at the 21st floor for a short while before
continuing to fall. During the process, no buttons on the operating panel
inside worked.”
Everybody
in the lift was in panic. Some shouted for help while others felt dizzy.
Luckily, after falling down to the 10th floor the lift went down slowly to the
ground floor, H. said.
As
recorded by Tuoi Tre correspondents at the building, the same situation
happened a few times again later, causing panic to others.
After
examining the elevator, a technician at the building explained that whenever a
technical problem occurs, the lift will automatically move to the closest safe
place.
This
phenomenon is not a freefall and is thus not dangerous, the technical said.
The
building is a complex including hotels, trade centers, offices and apartments,
with a total floor area of more than 600,000 square meters. It is currently
Vietnam’s tallest building.
TUOI
TRE
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