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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
China boy stays calm by chanting classic poems while trapped in lift, gains online praise
An eight-year-old boy in China who found himself alone in a stuck lift reacted to his predicament with remarkable calmness, garnering widespread praise online. The surveillance camera in the lift of a residential building in northern China's Hebei province captured the entire incident. The unnamed boy, trapped on the 11th floor while en route to his flat, initially pressed the buttons for other floors and then gently tapped on the lift door to assess his situation. Upon realising he was stuck, he pressed the emergency button. Loudly yet politely, he informed the helpline operator of his situation and location. The operator, from the property management company, reassured him that help was on the way.
Reuters
18-07-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Schindler's revenue falls in Q2, but beats market forecasts
July 18 (Reuters) - Swiss lift and escalator maker Schindler (SCHP.S), opens new tab reported a 5.7% drop in its second-quarter sales on Friday, citing negative currency exchange effects. The company posted quarterly revenue of 2.75 billion Swiss francs ($3.43 billion), down from 2.92 billion francs a year earlier, but beat analysts' average forecast of 2.65 billion francs, according to LSEG data. "Notably, our efforts in modernization are paying off, driving solid organic growth at a time of macro-economic uncertainty and severe currency headwinds," CEO Paolo Compagna said in a statement. Schindler has focused on digitalization in recent years, a move that it expects to drive growth through enhanced customer loyalty as services become more efficient. The group's quarterly order intake amounted to 2.93 billion Swiss francs, compared to 2.99 billion francs a year earlier. ($1 = 0.8027 Swiss francs)
Independent Singapore
15-07-2025
- Independent Singapore
AMK residents forced to use stairs thanks to persistent lift urination issue that remains unresolved despite complaints
SINGAPORE: A foul-smelling and persistent issue at Block 223 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 has left residents frustrated and some choosing to avoid the lift altogether. Residents say the lift at Block C has frequently reeked of urine and that the issue remains unresolved despite multiple complaints. Mike, a resident who moved into the block in January last year, told Channel 8 that he often encounters urine stains in the lift, and the stench has become part of daily life for those living in the block. 'It's very uncomfortable,' he said, 'I've been reporting this through the OneService app since August last year. I even contacted the town council via Facebook, but the problem still hasn't been solved.' According to Mike, while cleaners do remove the mess when reported, the urination continues to recur. 'The town council said it would investigate, but it has not solved the problem yet. After the cleaners cleaned it up, the problem continued to happen. I think it is only treating the symptoms and not the root cause,' he said. Mike shared that some residents have resorted to using the stairs whenever they spot urine in the lift, 'Residents here say they've complained many times, but nothing has happened. Everyone is very angry. If I see urine, I won't take it because it smells bad and is unhygienic.' He also believes the culprit is likely an adult, 'There are residents here who have pets. We all know each other. Everyone brings their pets downstairs to relieve themselves, and every time there is a large pool of urine, which doesn't look like it belongs to pets or children.' Other residents backed up Mike's concerns, with some recalling seeing what they believed to be urine stains regularly in the elevator — and in at least one past instance, even faeces. When a Channel 8 reporter visited the block on Tuesday (Jul 15), there were visible water-like stains in the lift. A sign inside urged people not to urinate in public areas. See also Domestic worker accused of abusing elderly woman in wheelchair Mr Deng, 58, a long-time resident who has lived there for 13 years, told the reporter that he had raised the same issue two years ago through the OneService platform. According to him, the town council made an effort to identify the culprit, but he never heard any updates after that. 'Urine stains can appear at any time, and the cleaners are slow to respond. Sometimes they're still there after hours,' he said, 'Some kind neighbours will lay newspaper down to cover it, but that just makes the area dirtier in my opinion.' Mr Deng added that the problem poses a serious risk to elderly residents, 'This puddle of water is unsafe for residents. It makes the floor slippery; you have to walk sideways and stuff like that. Some of the elderly here are in wheelchairs or on crutches. The urine contaminates their wheelchairs and crutches, and they bring it home. It's unhygienic.' Another resident, who declined to be named, expressed similar concerns, especially for young children. He told the Channel 8 reporter, 'I have kids at home and sometimes push them in a stroller. When I see water stains in the lift, I would rather walk further to use another one so my child doesn't step in it or dirty the stroller.' Several residents said they suspect the same individual is responsible, and pointed to the same unit in the block. However, when the reporter visited the unit, no one was home.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Eastbourne retirees 'trapped' in flats due to broken lift
Elderly residents of a block of flats say they feel like they are in a "prison" due to a lift which they claim has been broken for nearly 50 days this people living in Alexandra Court in Southfields Road, Eastbourne, rely on the lift due to a variety of health and mobility include Jean Fawcett, 80, who has been unable to leave her home for weeks at a time because she has Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other health conditions, while another 82-year-old man says he has been forced to go down the stairs retirement block is run by housing association Orbit. The company has apologised and said the lift will be fully replaced by April next year at the latest. The lift most recently broke down for two weeks at the beginning of June. Orbit said it took longer than it would have liked to fix the lift due to the "availability of parts". 'It's a nightmare' Thomas Fawcett said: "The lift has been out of commission for well over 50 days in the last three months. Initially it broke down on 5 March and wasn't repaired until 29 March."It is a nightmare, Jean has missed several appointments with her specialist for her Parkinson's and her doctors," he said. "She can't go down the three flights of stairs, mentally it's very stressful. Jean has Alzheimer's, she sometimes doesn't comprehend why she can't go out sometimes."We've shed one or two tears."Hugo Rebaudo, 82, said: "It's stressful, I have gone down the stairs backwards a few times but it's dangerous because of my arthritis. "Going back up the stairs is hard. "It makes me feel very sad." Chris Parrish, one of the residents, told BBC Radio Sussex: "We've got to the end of our tether, at the end of the day we are trapped. We feel like calling this a prison."Ms Parrish said it was difficult due to a heart condition, asthma and arthritis to get down the one flight of stairs from her first-floor flat. The 78-year-old added: "The lift is 35 years old, it has been declared obsolete. Every time they fix one part, another breaks down."The lift last broke down on 11 June according to residents. The lift has now been fixed again. An Orbit spokesperson said customers including Mr Fawcett were offered alternative accommodation while the lift was broken and have been providing residents with regular spokesperson added: "While no customers have accepted this offer to date, it remains an open offer should any customers wish to accept."
The Independent
23-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Residents at over-55s block of flats left ‘trapped' after lift broken for nine weeks
A pensioner living in a block of flats for over-55s has said she was left 'trapped' and 'isolated' after the building's lift was broken for nine weeks. Myra Hunter, aged 73, said many of her fellow residents at Citadel Court in Plymouth are in their 80s and 90s and were unable to use the stairs after the lift broke in February. Describing the lift as a 'vital part of living in the block', Ms Hunter – who lives on the fourth floor – told the BBC it was 'not acceptable' that it had been broken for so long. Sanctuary Housing, which runs the block of 38 flats, apologised for the disruption in a statement, and blamed the delay in fixing the lift on difficulties sourcing the specialist parts required. The lift was fixed on 23 April, said a spokesperson for Sanctuary, a housing association which provides accommodation and care for around a quarter of a million people in across England and Scotland, according to its website. Describing the situation in recent months as worse than the Covid lockdown, Ms Hunter said: 'To stay in because you can't get down the stairs from your apartment, it's really not good.' Warning that one of her neighbours had been left unable to visit his wife who lives in care, Ms Hunter added: 'When you come here at 55, you don't anticipate being disabled. But, as age catches up with you, you need that lift.' Ms Hunter said she and her seven-year-old granddaughter also got stuck in the lift for around 10 minutes in February after it broke down before being freed by a manager at the building, which was built in 1987. The resident told the BBC she felt nervous about using the lift because of a 'constant worry' that it might break down. A spokesperson for Sanctuary said: 'The lift at Citadel Court was restored on Wednesday 23 April. 'The availability of the specialist parts required meant it took longer than expected to complete the repairs and we are sorry for the disruption and inconvenience this has caused residents.'
