加拿大多伦多消防员电梯井内绳索断裂仍成功救人

据多伦多太阳报等报道，1月15日，在加拿大安大略省多伦多市，一位消防员在布鲁尔东街88号的高层公寓电梯内救出一名男子，而成功救人之前，该消防员曾因五根缆绳断了一根而在井道内自由坠落。一名男子在14楼进入电梯后，电梯发生了事故。消防员用绳索缠绕身体，放生逐步下滑，从14楼的井道滑到电梯轿厢所在的位置。该男子随后固定好随消防员一同升到14楼，接受医疗人员的检查。所幸无需入院观察。技术标准与安全局中，负责安大略省的电梯设备安全的发言人称，事故中电梯“并未失控下降”，应急刹车设备启动有效。目前技术标准与安全局正在对设备进行检验。

TORonTO FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE MAN AFTER ELEVATOR FREEFALL

Toronto firefighters rescued a man from an elevator at a residential high rise at 88 Bloor Street East on January 15, after the unit went into freefall because one of its five cables snapped, the Toronto SUN is among news outlets to report. The man stepped onto the elevator on the 14th floor when the incident occurred. Firefighters rappelled several stories down the shaft from the 14th floor to gain access to the car. The man was fastened to a harness and taken to paramedics on the 14th floor. He was not hospitalized. A spokesperson for the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), which oversees elevator safety in Ontario, observed the elevator “was never in an uncontrolled descent,” and the emergency brake performed properly. TSSA is examining the unit.