KUALA LUMPUR – A maintenance worker was found dead after he (was believed to have) fallen four stories down a lift shaft at a shopping mall in Jalan Loke Yew here today.
A spokesman for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Operations Centre said the 33-year-old victim, who was a maintenance worker for the building, was confirmed dead at the scene.
“A team from the fire department arrived at the scene and found an adult male victim on the ground floor (B2) in the lift shaft of the shopping centre, and based on information, the victim is believed to have fallen from the fourth floor,” he said in a statement today.
The spokesman said the rescue team used a basket stretcher and rope to remove the victim from the hole of the lift shaft, which is estimated to be six feet (1.8m) deep from the door of the B2 lift.
The body of the victim has been handed over to police for further action. – Bernama, January 29, 2022
