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Big Sight Escalator Extremely Overloaded, Causing It to Reverse
Further investigation into the Escalator Disaster At Wonder Festival has revealed that the esclator was overloaded beyond its braking capacity, which is the reason why it slided backwards under gravity after making an emergency stop.
According to manufacturer Otis Elevators Co., at the time of the accident the power cut out, its disc brakes engaged and [...]
Escalator Disaster At Wonder Festival
Saw this accident on last night news, there was an accident at Wonder Festival at Tokyo Big Sight. The escalator that many otaku folks were riding on suddenly stopped and moved in the reversed direction, resulting in many falling back down.
The Tokyo Police believed that the escalator was overloaded; later reports said that many steps [...]
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