Overview

• Shortly after midnight on July 29, the lift at an Indiranagar restaurant jammed between the second floor and basement with nine workers and one customer inside.
• Restaurant staff’s initial efforts to pry open the doors failed, prompting a call for emergency services.
• A fire tender dispatched by Chief Fire Officer Ankush Mittal arrived with rescue tools and freed all ten occupants by around 3 am on July 30.
• All individuals emerged uninjured from the three-hour ordeal, and no police investigation or legal action has been taken.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny of elevator maintenance standards and sparked demands for tougher safety inspections in commercial buildings.