Residents at a South End apartment building in Boston had to cancel their Thanksgiving plans after the elevators broke down.

Credence Research announces the publication of its latest global study on the Elevator and Escalator Market, highlighting steady growth driven by rapid urbanization, infrastructure upgrades, and the ...

Firefighters from Mayville and other companies prevented flames from spreading to a nearby lumber yard and grain storage ...

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Consider this scenario: Your ladder company has been dispatched to assist an engine company that’s on a “person stuck in an elevator” call at a three-story assisted-living facility. The report ...

The body of a woman killed in a freak elevator accident yesterday was not removed until nearly 7 p.m.—seven hours after she was crushed to death. And the other passengers in the elevator who ...

Suzanne Hart, the ad executive who was killed yesterday in a tragic elevator accident, was the victim of a rare but horrifying malfunction, which elevator expert Patrick Carrajat says he's heard of ...

Tenants of the luxe building are not thrilled about sharing their lifts with post-workout crowds of fitness fanatics.

After being trapped for hours in an Atlanta high-rise elevator, two children were rescued by firefighters who rappelled down a blind shaft during frigid weather.

Two cousins, ages 13 and 11, trapped for hours in Atlanta elevator shaft reunite with firefighters who used rope system to ...

The city councilor says he was contacted by several upset seniors and people with disabilities who said they were stranded in ...