Door restrictors Door restrictors also can present a challenge to an elevator rescue. The door restrictor on an elevator is a latch to keep the elevator car door from being opened by a passenger(s ...

These locks, called "door restrictors," had been added to about half of the 198 elevators in the twin towers. Nobody is known to have escaped from an elevator locked by a door restrictor.

A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don't know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. There's a lot that goes on in these little elevators,” he said.

DENVER (AP) — Investigators on Friday were trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed a tour guide, injured four others and left a ...

Mandated by state law, door restrictors automatically lock if an elevator gets stuck, preventing trapped passengers such as Fulton and his grandchildren from prying the doors open before trained ...

A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don't know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. There's a lot that goes on in these little elevators,” he said.

A $400 safety device could have saved the life of a 5-year-old boy who died trying to escape a stalled housing project elevator, a Manhattan official said Friday. The Housing Authority should be re… ...

A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don't know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. There's a lot that goes on in these little elevators,” he said.

The elevator was still operable, and those on board were brought back up within 20 minutes, the sheriff said. A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised.

A door on the elevator was broken when it was raised. “We don't know if the door malfunctioned or not or if something else occurred. There's a lot that goes on in these little elevators,” he said.