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Elevator Plummets at a Platinum Mine in South Africa, Killing 11 Workers and Injuring 75

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An elevator suddenly dropped around 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 — 14 of them critically, the mine operator said Tuesday. …

Worker Falls 4 Stories at New York City’s Fordham Law School

A worker has fallen four stories down an elevator shaft at the construction site of Fordham University’s law school in Manhattan. A Fire Department spokesman says the accident happened at 11 a.m. Monday at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus. The worker …

Washington Driver Freed After Car Crashes Down Elevator Shaft

The Seattle Fire Department says a woman has been safely rescued after her car crashed through Sheetrock in a hospital parking garage and plunged 10 feet down an elevator shaft. The driver was alone in her car on the third …