Eight people injured when elevator falls in Emporia building

Eight people injured when elevator falls in Emporia building

Eight people injured when elevator falls in Emporia building

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Eight people were taken to a hospital when an elevator fell in a downtown Emporia building on Saturday afternoon.

Emergency crews said a cable snapped and caused an elevator to drop ten feet in the back of a building in the 500 block of Commercial Street.

The injuries ranged from bruises to significant trauma.  No other details have been released.

 

[ photo:  Emporia Fire Department – Facebook ]

 

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