The bottom steps of an escalator at tampines 1 mall collapsed while four people were riding it on april 13.
Escalator floor collapse.
A woman had a narrow escape when a panel of flooring at the top of an escalator gave way moments after stepping on it at a chinese shopping mall on sunday afternoon legal evening news reports.
When the pair reached the top however a.
Escalators are often used around the world in places where lifts would be impractical or they can be used in conjunction with them.
No one was injured but many shoppers were left reeling in shock reported the straits.
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building.
Someone pressed the emergency button to stop the escalator immediately then a security guard blocked the entrance of it with a warning line.
The cctv video shot in jinzhong city in shanxi province on january 24 shows a panel on an escalator floor suddenly collapsing behind a man after he just reaches the top of it and walks away.
The floor of an escalator partially collapsed at a subway station in shanghai only weeks after a cleaner in the city had a foot amputated after it got trapped in a moving stairway made by the same.