据WRIC 8News报道，美国弗吉尼亚州里士满的消防员在过去两年共接到接近500次的电梯求救警报，其中不少电梯频频发生事故。自2017年以来，里士满消防局仅从弗吉尼亚联邦大学的约翰逊楼就接到了23个电梯求救警报。固然，该大学对校园的电梯设备负有责任，但最近的一个无线调度电话显示，离该校区最近的电梯技术工人都在几小时车程外的地方。而城市周边的酒店和公寓也有多次电梯问题的报告。一名公寓住户称其电梯常常摇晃而且停错楼层。消防员称，有问题的电梯往往是检验资格证过期了的设备，他们甚至看到一台电梯最近的一次检验竟是在2015年。
ELEVATOR ENTRAPMENTS KEEP RICHMOND FIREFIGHTERS BUSY
Firefighters in Richmond, Virginia, have been called out for nearly 500 elevator rescues over the past two years, with many of the units being repeat offenders, WRIC 8News reports. Since 2017, the Richmond Fire Department has responded to 23 calls at Johnson Hall, on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). VCU is responsible for its elevators, but a recent radio dispatch call noted that the nearest available elevator technician was several hours away. Other elevator problems have been reported at hotels and apartment buildings around the city. A tenant in one building said its elevator "shakes a lot" and frequently mislevels. Firefighters said the troublesome elevators often have past-due inspection certificates, with one unit showing its last inspection was in 2015.
