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Tokyo Skytree shuts down after 20 people trapped in elevator for six hours
- On Sunday evening, an elevator at Tokyo Skytree stopped about 30 meters above ground, trapping 20 people, including two children, for more than 5 hours before they were freed about 2 a.m. on Monday.
- Authorities say two of the four elevators linking the fourth floor to Tembo Deck suddenly stopped, with one paired elevator empty and the other carrying passengers; police and others are investigating.
- Fire-Department rescuers moved passengers into the adjacent elevator used in the transfer, and all were freed at about 2 a.m. on Monday with no injuries or complaints of feeling unwell.
- The Tokyo Skytree operating company said the tower will be temporarily closed on Feb 23 for safety checks, and about 1,200 people stranded on Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria will be refunded as advance-ticket purchasers.
- The elevator in question has a capacity of 40 people and stopped about 30 meters above ground, raising operational safety questions.
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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…
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Twenty visitors to the 634-meter-high Tokyo Skytree in Japan's capital remained stuck in a lift for hours.
For many people it is a horror scenario to stay stuck in a lift at a high altitude. Visitors to a tourist highlight have now exactly that happened.
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