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In Moscow, probe launched into death of people in falling elevator

On 23 September 2016, an elevator with 5 men inside fell 12-19 floors in a block of flats in Shenogin Street in Moscow. All five men were killed. The Moscow Directorate of the Investigative Committee has opened an investigation in a crime under Part 3 of Article 216 of the RF Penal Code (violation of safety standards during construction).

Investigators are now confiscating documents related to the building project and mounting and operation of the said freight elevator. They are also looking into the reasons of the fall and why the elevator’s safties failed.

At present investigators are working on the scene to find out all the details of the incident. The investigation is ongoing.