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Article: Trapped in a lift . . . 165 feet off the ground High drama as 10 rescued from tower
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- January 30, 2005
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FOUR children and six adults were dramatically rescued yesterday
when the lift they were in at the troubled Glasgow Science Centre
tower broke down leaving them trapped 165ft from the ground for
several hours.
The lift, which runs up the side of the 416ft landmark, ground to
a halt at 3.30pm after a cable snapped on the underside of the lift,
triggering the emergency brake system.
Hugh Clay from Lancaster, who is visiting friends in Edinburgh,
was one of the passengers trapped inside the lift.
He said: "We were worried about the kids - we played games and
they wrote on the windows because it was very hot and stuffy in
there.
"We were kept very well informed. We could hear plenty of activity ...