Nowadays, in every big and small city, there are tall buildings everywhere, and taking the elevator has become one of the must-have means for people to go out, go home, and go to work. Although taking the elevator is very convenient, as it can rise from the ground to high in the sky at once, saving a lot of time and manpower, with the large-scale use of elevators in daily life, elevator accidents also occur from time to time, and its fatality rate cannot be underestimated. watch for.
Not long ago, a piece of news about the sudden descent of an elevator made people feel frightened. In a community in Maoming City, Guangdong, an uncle and his family were leaving their high-rise home and taking the elevator downstairs. When the elevator reached the 17th floor, two neighbors came in, a mother and daughter. From the video You can see that the girl is still standing opposite her mother naughtily.
At this moment, the elevator suddenly shook violently and dropped rapidly. It fell straight from the 17th floor to the 10th floor. The surveillance screen in the elevator showed that the mother's first reaction was to pull her child into her arms. , and Abel rushed to the elevator button panel immediately, pressed the buttons for all floors, and kept pressing the exit button and the emergency bell. His family members were holding his arms tightly behind him.
Fortunately, this was just a near miss. With the help of the four of them, the elevator finally stopped normally on a certain floor. The elevator door opened and the four people quickly escaped from the faulty elevator.
Afterwards, the four people also went to the property management of the community to report the situation and asked them to thoroughly investigate the safety hazards of the elevator. According to the property department of this community, the elevator had made abnormal noises two days before the accident, and the maintenance department was sent to repair it.
After this surveillance video leaked out, it caused a lot of public opinion. Many netizens have said that the elevator malfunction is like a time bomb around them. They don't know when it will explode suddenly. It is really too dangerous.
Some netizens said: "This uncle's response was already very fast. If he hadn't pressed the buttons for all floors in time, it would have become a major elevator accident. Mom is also great. When a crisis occurs, The first thing that comes to mind is to protect my children. But is it because the property management department did not pay enough attention to it because there was an abnormal noise two days ago? Or is this issue worth pondering? Netizens said that this is a textbook self-rescue. Everyone should remember not to panic when encountering such an elevator accident. Only by forcing yourself to calm down can the success rate of self-rescue be increased. In addition, most commercial buildings now have elevator rooms. As the age of the houses increases, there will probably be more elevator accidents like this in the future. You may wish to learn more about self-rescue in the elevator to prepare for emergencies.
Some netizens shared their own experiences of similar elevator accidents. Some netizens joked that since experiencing such an accident, I have already written my will. And there is also a detail that was ignored in the video. When the elevator stops, they have to check to see if they have reached the floor before rushing out, otherwise there will be an incident of falling through the air!
According to data, illegal use and equipment defects account for more than 80% of elevator accidents in recent years, which shows that the probability of elevator accidents can be reduced under human conditions. For this reason, we must use elevators in accordance with regulations and do not use them to carry overweight items. Secondly, the property management department of each community must also strictly implement supervision. Elevator equipment must be inspected daily. Once any abnormality is discovered, residents must be notified in time and Place a fault warning sign at the entrance of the elevator until the elevator detects no problems before it can be put into use again.
Finally, as netizens have said, everyone should also master some common sense about self-rescue in elevators, so that they can minimize the damage once they encounter an inevitable elevator accident. It is said that we don’t know which one will come first, tomorrow or the accident. We don’t need to worry too much about this. It is unrealistic not to take the elevator in life. We should continue to treat it with a normal mind.
