NEW YORK – The Fire Department says a person has been killed in an elevator accident in New York City.
The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, at an office building on Madison Avenue between 40th and 41st streets.
The FDNY says the elevator fell at least two floors. Fire officials say two other people also suffered minor injuries.
The incident happened Wednesday morning when the elevator, located in a Madison Avenue office building, began rising as the woman was stepping onto it. Officials said the woman was halfway onto the elevator when it shot up without closing its doors first, crushing her between the elevator and the ceiling, according to NBCNewYork.
The injured people were already on the elevator at the time of the accident, NBCNewYork reported. Their injuries were minor.
It is not yet known what caused the elevator to fail.
The building, located at 285 Madison Ave. near East 40th Street, is 25 stories tall, according to local media. Advertising agency Young & Rubicam is located there, as well as other businesses.
The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, at an office building on Madison Avenue between 40th and 41st streets.
The FDNY says the elevator fell at least two floors. Fire officials say two other people also suffered minor injuries.
The incident happened Wednesday morning when the elevator, located in a Madison Avenue office building, began rising as the woman was stepping onto it. Officials said the woman was halfway onto the elevator when it shot up without closing its doors first, crushing her between the elevator and the ceiling, according to NBCNewYork.
The injured people were already on the elevator at the time of the accident, NBCNewYork reported. Their injuries were minor.
It is not yet known what caused the elevator to fail.
The building, located at 285 Madison Ave. near East 40th Street, is 25 stories tall, according to local media. Advertising agency Young & Rubicam is located there, as well as other businesses.
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