Three similar accidents have taken place in the same lift before. PHOTO: FILE
The incident took place at Queen's Tower, which is a 10-storey residential and commercial plaza. Talking to The Express Tribune, the injured man, Riaz Khokhar, said that the incident took place when he was returning from the fifth floor after seeing his friend.
According to him, he pressed the down button to go to the ground floor when he got inside the lift. The lift first got stuck at the first floor and a bell started ringing, said Khokhar. The watchman of the plaza rushed to the first floor and when he opened the lift's door, it shot up and slammed into the top floor's roof at speed, he added.
Earlier, three similar accidents have taken place in the same building due to this problem. Recently, the lift fell from the fifth floor, due to which an elderly woman fractured her leg. In another incident, the lift lost control and slammed into the top floor's roof, injuring the person inside the lift.
The plaza has been constructed by former special advisor to Sindh chief minister, Pehlaj Mal, who was not available for comments. On contact, Mal's manager, Tariq, said that the lifts installed in Queen's Tower do not have emergency brakes, which is why such accidents are taking place.
Sindh Building Control Authority, Sukkur, regional director Ayub Shah said that the builders are using substandard material, even though they are charging between Rs5 million to Rs7 million per unit from the buyers. The buyers are equally responsible for such accidents as they never bother to check the quality of the material when the building is under construction.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 2nd, 2016.
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