The cctv video shot in jinzhong city in shanxi province on january 24 shows a panel on an escalator floor suddenly collapsing behind a man after he just reaches the top of it and walks away.
Escalator floor collapse.
Someone pressed the emergency button to stop the escalator immediately then a security guard blocked the entrance of it with a warning line.
No one was injured but many shoppers were left reeling in shock reported the straits.
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building.
Principal areas of usage include.
When the pair reached the top however a.
Escalators are often used around the world in places where lifts would be impractical or they can be used in conjunction with them.
It consists of a motor driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep them horizontal.
The bottom steps of an escalator at tampines 1 mall collapsed while four people were riding it on april 13.