AIIMS: Faculty lift falls from second floor, 5 injured
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New Delhi, Mar 3 (PTI) A lift at AIIMS here came crashing down from the second floor of a building today, resulting in injuries to five of its occupants.
There were 20 people inside the lift including one lift operator and a hospital staff when the incident occurred at 9.40 am due to failure of stopping mechanism of the lift, according to a statement from AIIMS.
There were 20 people inside the lift including one lift operator and a hospital staff when the incident occurred at 9.40 am due to failure of stopping mechanism of the lift, according to a statement from AIIMS.
The director of AIIMS has constituted a committee headed by the medical superintendent to enquire into causes of lift failure and suggest appropriate measures to tackle it, it said.
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