Nashik, February 7 An overcrowded lift carrying 18 people plunged after one of its cables snapped, becoming lodged between the ground and first floors of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation building on Saturday, an official said.
No one was injured in the incident, he added.
The five-story building has two lifts, one for staff and one for general use.
Following the election of the mayor and deputy mayor, Asif Sheikh, the president of the ISLAM party, and his supporters were exiting the fourth floor.
As he entered the common lift, which has a capacity of 10 people, a few journalists also joined him to record his comments. Just then, more supporters of the leader entered the lift, which eventually contained 18 people, an official said.
Due to the excess weight, a cable snapped, causing the lift car to drop rapidly. "Fortunately, it did not crash to the ground. The lift got stuck between the first and ground floors," an official said.
Upon receiving the alert, police, fire brigade personnel, and civic employees rushed to the scene. They broke open the lift doors and rescued everyone inside, he added.