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Dupont escalators restored
Washington Post (blog)
By Dana Hedgpeth 6:30 pm update: The entrance to the Dupont Circle north entrance from the street level is back in operation and open as of 6:25 pm Metro said the escalator issue has been resolved. Original post: Metro said an escalator is out of ...
Metro escalators: Improvements in the works to fix ailing systemWJLA
Metro's Escalator Woes Continue; Dupont Circle Station Entrance Briefly ClosedCBS Local
Dupont Circle Metro Station Closed Temporarily Due to Escalator OutageNBC4 Washington
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Waverley Steps escalators sealed off over rain leaks
Edinburgh Evening News
NEW escalators at Waverley Steps were out of action again today ? less than two weeks after they were installed. Rail bosses said they had been sealed off as a safety precaution because the roof above had not been sealed properly and rain was able to ...



The escalator was probably out of order
Herald Sun
ROB saw this sign at Malvern Central. ``The sign said down, but the arrow went up. Confusing." ++++++ DARYL was recently walking along a quiet corner of Moorabbin Airport with his two young grandsons, aged three and eight, when somebody he didn't know ...



Settlement Reached in Giants Stadium Escalator Accident Case
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
A settlement was recently reached in the Giants Stadium escalator accident case. Learn more about New York escalator accidents from the Law Offices of Roy S. Hiller. February 09, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On December 29, 2007, an escalator in the ...



Fall victim identified
SW Iowa News
3, McIntyre attempted to go from the second floor to the third floor of the casino on an escalator, Council Bluffs Emergency Medical Service Operations Manager Rick Benson said. McIntyre stumbled while approaching the escalator and fell over the ...
Name of Iowa casino fall victim is releasedGrand Island Independent

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Company settles in Giants Stadium escalator fiasco
Four years after an escalator accident at Giants Stadium seriously injured several people and led to one man losing part of his leg, the company that maintained the escalator reached a settlement Monday ...

Boy's escalator death declared accident
The death of a boy whose head was trapped between a concrete floor and the handrail of an escalator in Beijing has been confirmed as accidental. -China Daily/ANN

Boy dies in escalator horror
A nine-year-old boy died in a grisly accident while traveling on an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing.

NJ authority settles suit over escalator accident
Eight people who sustained serious injuries in an escalator accident after a New York Giants game four years ago reached a $2 million settlement Thursday with the authority that operated the since-demolished Giants Stadium.

Beijing boy killed in escalator horror
BEIJING -- A nine-year-old boy died instantly after he got stuck in an escalator at a Beijing department store as horrified shoppers looked on, Chinese state media said on Sunday. The unaccompanied child stretched his neck out and became jammed between the moving escalator and the floor, the Xinhua news...

Authorities probe Beijing escalator accident
Beijing's police and quality supervision authorities have launched a joint investigation into Sunday's escalator accident at a downtown department store that killed a 9-year-old boy.

Boy dies in escalator accident in Beijing shopping mall
Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2012 by a mobile phone shows the escalator accident site in Xidan area of Beijing, capital of China. A young boy died after getting stuck in an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing, a publicity official from the city's Xicheng District confirmed on Sunday.

Engineer testifies escalator was overloaded in Giants Stadium accident
A mechanical engineer testified Tuesday that overloading and brake failure caused an escalator wreck at Giants Stadium that injured several patrons four years ago.

Mechanic testifies he told Giants Stadium officials about escalator danger
An escalator mechanic at Giants Stadium testified during a deposition that he notified supervisors numerous times about overloading before an escalator wreck at the stadium injured eight people four years ago.

Child loses part of foot in escalator
A six-year-old Amanzimtoti girl, whose left foot became lodged in an escalator at a local shopping mall, was recovering in hospital after having three toes and a piece of her foot amputated on Sunday.