Two men died in an accident while repairing an elevator at a eight-storey house in Hanoi on May 25.
According to a report from Ba Dinh District Police Department, the accident occurred at around 5 pm at a house in Lane 523 Kim Ma Street.
A rescue team at the site
"The two workers were repairing the elevator at the 97-square-metre house when its cable had a problem and the elevator dropped," the report said. "We found one was stuck on the top of the cabin and rushed him to the hospital but he died shortly afterwards. The other was found dead in the lift shaft. The two men, aged 40 and 30, were working for an elevator repair company in the area."
Police are further investigating the cause of the accident.
