9 IT professionals, going home after work, injured as Noida lift crashes from 8th floor

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Nine employees of an Information Technology company in Noida suffered injuries on Friday evening when a lift they were in crashed from the eighth floor to the basement of a commercial building..

The incident occurred at the River Side tower in Sector 125 at around 5:45 pm on Friday, when the employees of Erasmith Technologies were leaving work..

The exact cause of the lift mishap is still unknown, but the police have taken two individuals involved in the maintenance of the building into custody...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida), Harish Chander, stated, "Two members of the maintenance team of the commercial building have been taken into custody and an FIR is being lodged to ensure the strictest action against those responsible for the negligence."..

The situation could have been much worse," he said.. Noida and Greater Noida have witnessed several lift mishaps in high-rise residential and commercial buildings this year, resulting in injuries and fatalities..