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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Report: 1 killed, 2 hurt in NYC elevator accident

By NBC News and msnbc.com staff

A freak elevator accident in a midtown Manhattan building crushed a woman to death Wednesday and injured two other people, reported NBCNewYork.com. 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. According to CBSNewYork.com, 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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