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MANHATTAN, New York -- A 25-year-old man was killed after saving a woman and child from a malfunctioning elevator in Manhattan early Friday morning. Police say the victim, identified as Stephen Hewett ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A man died after falling into an elevator shaft Tuesday in the south suburbs. The 23-year-old victim died after falling around 3:40 p.m. at a building at 225 Maple Street in ...

ERIE, Pa. — A man died on Tuesday after falling two stories down an elevator shaft at a northwestern Pennsylvania business, authorities said. According to the City of Erie Fire Department, a man fell ...

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 78-year-old man was taken to a local hospital after falling down an elevator shaft Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around 1:55 p.m. at an ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (WABC) -- A 36-year-old New York City man is in the hospital after falling down an elevator shaft at a New Jersey Transit station. It happened at the Albany Street station in ...

The elevator that was the site of a fatal fall earlier this month at the Androy Hotel in Superior passed inspection little more than two weeks prior to the incident. The fall claimed the life of ...

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