By India Today World Desk: In a tragic incident, a 31-year-old girl in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent died after being trapped in a raise for 3 days. The sufferer, Olga Leontyeva, who was working as a postwoman, obtained caught contained in the raise of a residential constructing the place he reached to ship a mail.
Leontyeva’s household had filed a lacking grievance on July 26, however they may not find her regardless of large searches, the Daily Mail reported.
Olga is survived by her six-year-old daughter, who’s now being taken care of by her kin.
A CCTV footage from the condominium, which was recovered later, confirmed her entering into the raise on the bottom ground. But she didn’t come out of the raise. According to the Daily Mail report, the girl screamed for assist from the highest ground of the nine-storey constructing, however nobody heard her cries.
The raise’s security alarm was additionally not functioning, the report additional mentioned.
The purpose for the raise malfunctioning is but to be ascertained. However, it’s reported that the raise had been struggling common technical issues. Though some residents blamed energy cuts, the Regional Electricity Networks mentioned there have been no provide disruptions.
The investigation officers, who’ve already began the probe into the incident, mentioned that the raise was not registered with the authorities. The officers added that the raise was functioning correctly earlier than the incident.
The incident has highlighted the necessity for higher security measures in lifts and the native authorities mentioned that they’ll take steps to enhance security by making certain functioning emergency buttons and common inspections.
In an analogous incident in Italy final week, one other girl was discovered useless after being trapped inside a raise which malfunctioned on account of an influence minimize. Though the elevator doorways have been open, the 61-year-old couldn’t escape as a result of the raise was caught between two flooring.