The escalator connects central and western districts, with the soho and residential districts of the midlevels, from queens road to conduit road. Dozens of people were injured when an escalator at a hong kong shopping centre malfunctioned. Also, the victims will be appropriately compensated. Annual inspections are carried out twice a year, with routine checks every two weeks. Witness video shows the escalator reversing and then. Hong kong technicians arrested after escalator reversed. The langham place escalator was said to have been inspected just days before the accident occurred. Book your tickets online for midlevels escalator, hong kong. Mar 25, 2017 this major incident happened at langham place mong kok in hong kong on sat 25th march 2017 at a major shopping centre. Its 42 floors houses 280 deluxe, 284 executive, and 101 langham hotel club guest rooms. Kowloon city magistrates court heard that the company could have discovered safety issues with the escalator at langham place in mong kok three months before a malfunction on march 25. Odysseys unlimited the small group travel experience. The government has revoked the licences of two technicians for half a year, following an accident involving an escalator at a busy hong kong shopping mall in.
The mall management and otis elevator company hk limited will be carrying out an investigation to ascertain the cause of the incident. Shoppers screamed as the 45metre escalator sped up as it reversed directions. It takes about 2025 min all the way up to conduit rd. The centralmidlevels escalator, billed as the worlds longest outdoor escalator system, can ease your aching feet and legs when you visit hong kong. Cctv footage of the incident at langham place mall in hong kong s mongkok district.
Mar 28, 2017 shortly after the escalator accident at langham place in mong kok on saturday, in which 18 people were injured, two more cases of malfunctioning escalators were reported on monday, the hong kong. Video shows the 45metrelong machine quickly changing direction. It is small but attracts an international crowd of tourists with steam, sauna, hot tub, a few private cabins and tv room. Footage of langham escalator accident hong kong youtube.
The langham place hotel is located at 555, shanghai street. At least 17 people were injured at mong kok shopping centre in langham place. Police arrested two male escalator technicians in relation to the langham place escalator investigation, after they allegedly tampered with machinery subject to investigation the technicians from otis elevator company hong kong, aged 22 and 52, were arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice, after they allegedly restarted the system of a faulty escalator. The horrifying moment was captured on film in shocking scenes at langham place. Aug 27, 2017 trip to hong kong, ep 2 langham place, a popular shopping mall in mong kok duration. Horrifying surveillance footage shows shoppers fly backwards as the escalator at the langham place. Former playboy playmate ashley mattingly posted an instagram video from a. At least 17 people injured on escalator in hong kong. Comprising of the langham place shopping mall, langham place hong kong hotel and langham place office tower. Hong kong escalator probe to take months as key driving. Escalator accident at hong kong shopping mall leaves 17.
For over 20 years, odysseys unlimited has been the leader in smallgroup travel just 12 to 24 guests, guaranteed, with more than 55 trips to destinations worldwide. Hong kong mall escalator goes into reverse, injuring 18. Cctv footage of the incident at langham place mall in hong kong s mongkok district was posted to social media at the. Langham place moves to assure visitors following escalator. Langham place mongkok hong kong long escalators youtube. Mar 21, 20 soho central midlevels escalators is the longest outdoor escalator in the world which connects the central and western district on hong kong island in hong kong. The incident at the popular langham place in mong kok happened at 4pm, according to the south china morning post. Perhaps one of the citys stranger attractions, the hong kong centralmidlevels escalator is used to ferry thousands of workers between the bedroom community of midlevels and central hong kong. One of the biggest shopping place in mong kok tripadvisor. Hong kong 17 injured in escalator accident in hong kong langham. Hong kong at least 18 people were injured when an escalator at a shopping mall of hong kong s langham place suddenly reversed direction and increased speed. Authorities arrested two mechanics after a crowded escalator in a hong kong shopping mall reversed direction without warning over the weekend, injuring 18 people.
An escalator of langham place mall in hong kong reversed its direction leaving 18 people injured. Hong kong a malfunction of one of hong kong s longest indoor escalators caused 17 people to be injured on saturday march 25. Hong kong shopping centre escalator reverses direction. Mar 28, 2017 multiple people were injured saturday after an escalator at a hong kong mall suddenly reversed. Langham place is a commercial complex and shopping centre in mong kok, kowloon, hong. Otis elevator company hk ltd manages the long escalators between the fourth and eight floors of langham place. Largest escalator failure and accident in hong kong langham. Video footage shot by witnesses showed that an upwards escalator. Longest escalator langham place, hong kong traveller. Langham place is a business and commercial complex which opened in the fourth quarter of 2004 in hong kong, comprising a shopping mall, hotel and office tower. Following an escalator accident on over the weekend, shopping mall langham place has suspended the operation of four escalators for additional safety inspections. Hong kong wpvi at least 18 people were injured saturday afternoon when an escalator at a shopping mall of hong kong s langham place suddenly reversed direction and increased speed. One of hong kong s oldest saunas, the central escalator sauna is next to the midlevel escalator on the second floor of the cheung hing commercial building.
The incident took place at around 4pm, when an ascending escalator connecting the 4th and 8th floors of langham place shopping centre suddenly stopped, reversed and sped up, causing riders to lose their balance, fall and pile up at the bottom. At least 18 injured in escalator accident at hong kong. Largest escalator failure and accident in hong kong. The langham place escalator incident was caused by human negligence. At least 18 injured in escalator accident at hong kong shopping. The longest escalator in the world ended up taking me to many of my favorite hong kong places. According to the langham place spokeswoman, the escalator had passed a biannual safety test on march 23.
Just another example of we can never fully trust electronics and technology. At the time of the accident, 120 people were going up the 45metre escalator when it stopped suddenly and reversed at high speed, sending dozens tumbling down. Langham place lp is the largest shopping mall in mongkok. Two arrests after escalator suddenly went into reverse at. Escalator pileup leaves 17 injured at shopping mall in hong kong. Horrifying video hong kongs escalator reverses in motion. Langham place hong kong wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The center midlevel escalator are the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world.
The escalator travels between the fourth and eighth floors of the shopping mall at langham place. A spokesperson for the langham place centre said the escalator had passed a recent safety inspection. At least 18 people were injured saturday afternoon when an escalator at a shopping mall of hong kongs langham place suddenly reversed direction and increased speed video footage shot by. It is one of the skyscraper shopping malls which offers many unique small boutique stores and variety of. Two men have been arrested after a packed escalator suddenly jolted into reverse, leaving at least 18 people injured. Cctv footage of the incident at langham place mall was posted to social.
The system covers over 800 m 2,600 ft in distance and traverses an elevation of over 5 m 443 ft from bottom to top. Latest headlines world news you mag event books mail shop. Photos of hong kongs centralmidlevels escalator system. Not only is the central midlevels helpful transportation, the adventure is worthy of a place on your bucket list. Another video submitted by a witness to apple daily hong kong. Xpresscalators the longest escalators within a shopping mall in the territory. Video shows the 45metrelong machine quickly changing direction and reversing. Escalator of hong kong shopping centre changes direction. Midlevels escalator hong kong 2020 what to know before. Videos showed the long escalator between the fourth and eight floors of langham place descending rapidly for several seconds, causing shoppers to fall over each other as they landed at.
The government has revoked the licences of two technicians for half a year, following an accident involving an escalator at a busy hong kong shopping mall in march. Centralmid levels escalator and walkway system in hong kong duration. A total of 18 people were injured yesterday after a 45metrelong escalator in mong kok suddenly malfunctioned. Hong kong wbay eighteen people were hurt when an escalator suddenly reversed direction at a shopping mall in hong kong s langham place. Hong kong shoppers injured when escalator goes into reverse video. The court heard that the repairman was the only qualified person servicing the 47 escalators at langham place. The escalator in langham place shopping centre, mong kok, was full of people when it suddenly. At least 17 people injured on escalator in hong kong daily mail. Videos showed the long escalator between the fourth and eight floors of langham place descending rapidly for several seconds, causing shoppers to fall over each other as they landed at the foot of. An upside escalator was suddenly failed and slipped backward all the way from 4 stories height at langham place, hong kong. Langham place is one of the most visited shopping mall which is situated in mongkok area of kowloon district in hong kong. People are freaking out after an escalator malfunctioned in hong.
At least 18 people were injured in an accident in langham place in march 2017, when one of the longest indoor escalators in hong kong suddenly stopped and reversed direction. The escalator is located inside the langham place shopping center. Company and workers face prosecution over hong kong. This major incident happened at langham place mong kok in hong kong on sat 25th march 2017 at a major shopping centre. Mar 27, 2017 in the wake of the accident, the hong kong authorities have ordered extraordinary tests to be conducted on 57 escalators more than 15 metres tall within a month, said the scmp report. Flaws revealed by escalator accident at hong kong mall. The 45metre escalator of luxury 15storey hong kong shopping mall changed direction without warning. Hong kong shoppers injured after escalator reverses direction. A video taken during the incident at mong koks langham place shows one side of the escalator stop going up and begin to go down at a much quicker speed, with people scrambling to get out of the way but getting stuck at the bottom and crushed together or falling on top of one another. Horrifying footage shows escalator reverse at hong kong mall. Company and workers face prosecution over hong kong escalator accident.
The midlevels escalator is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world, and it is totally unique, this is how thousands of hongkongners commute every day to work. A triple chain driving the 45metre long escalator at langham place was broken possibly causing it to suddenly reverse at high speed. At least 18 injured after escalator reverses, speeds up at. The mid level escalators are a fun way to get around in hilly hong kong. Facilities edit the hotel has 664 guest rooms and four restaurants, including the two michelin starred chinese restaurant, ming court, awarded in the 2009 hong kong and macau edition of the michelin guide. Worlds longest escalator systems hong kong central midlevel duration.
Mar 27, 2017 an escalator in a hong kong shopping centre suddenly reversed direction at the weekend, injuring up to 18 shoppers in the incident, captured on cctv, people piled up at the bottom of the. Mar 27, 2017 two mechanics have been arrested after an escalator packed with people in a hong kong shopping mall suddenly went into reverse. Up to 18 people have been injured after an escalator suddenly changed direction in a hong kong shopping centre. The biggest mall in mong kok and a hong kong shopping hot spot, langham place draws in the punters with its more than 200 shops, most of which tend towards youth fashion. In 2015 the langham place hotel was rebranded as the cordis, hong kong. Man unconscious after being struck by wooden plank in. Built in 1994, the hong kong centralmidlevels escalator now carries upwards of 60,000 people a day. Managed by the langham hotels international, it is the only five star hotel located in mong kok and has a swimming pool on its roof. Mar 26, 2017 langham place mongkok hong kong long escalators. Langham place, located at the heart of the busy mong kok shopping district, opened in 2004.
The langham place is a fashionable landmark of mongkok. Langham place hong kong 2020 all you need to know before. Shanghai street separates the two portions of the complex, which are connected via two overhead walkways. Located in the mong kok district of kowloon, the complex occupies two entire blocks defined by argyle street, portland street, shantung street and reclamation street. However due to poor signage, construction and renovation of the system it is easy to get lost and fin yourself off the escalators at various interchanges.
Witnesses captured the incident on video, showing the crowded escalator at the langham place shopping center when it unexpectedly shifted from moving upwards to downwards at a high speed. At least 18 people were injured saturday afternoon when an escalator at a shopping mall of hong kong s langham place suddenly reversed direction and increased speed video footage shot by. Two technicians are arrested after escalator violently reversed injuring 18 people at a hong kong shopping mall. Mar 25, 2017 a langham place spokeswoman said the escalator passed an inspection on march 23. At least 17 people were reportedly injured in an escalator accident at one of hong kong s busiest shopping centres. Hong kong shoppers injured when escalator goes into. Langham place escalator 18 injured in hong kong mall after escalator reverses direction at high speed the escalator had passed an inspection as recently as. Mar 25, 2017 dozens of people crashed to a fall after an escalator suddenly began to move in reverse, in mongkok langham palace shopping mall. In 2015 the langham place was rebranded to the cordis, hong kong. Originally posted by tigersun so if i understand correctly, the up escalator on the left was going up faster 2x than normal then suddenly stopped, langham place escalator accident page 2 hong kong forums geoexpat. Technicians arrested for tampering with mechanical parts video of 18 injured as langham place escalator malfunctions by reversing its direction.
At least 17 people are injured after being thrown to the ground when an escalator in a hong kong shopping centre suddenly changes direction. A shopping centre escalator in hong kong reverses direction, sending shoppers tumbling at high speed. Cctv and eyewitness footage of the escalator incident at langh. Hong kong, china at least 18 people were injured when an escalator at a shopping mall of hong kong s langham place suddenly reversed direction and increased speed. Camera footage of an escalator in a crowded hong kong shopping mall lurching out of control has gone viral since being posted online on sunday. It has asked the maintenance company to investigate the cause of the accident. The complex occupies two blocks defined by argyle street, portland street, shantung street and reclamation street. Hong kong has worlds longest outdoor escalator system cnn.
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