Send to Kindle
File photo
Man died after falling from the 14th floor into an elevator shaft in Sofia's residential district Serdika on Friday evening.
The man fell in the shaft after opening the door of the elevator, while the lift was on the upper 15th floor, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) reports.
An investigation will be carried out to establish the reasons for the opening of the door without the elevator being on the floor.
This is the latest in a series of incidents involving elevators in Bulgaria, electronic daily Dnevnik reminds.
A woman died and another was heavily injured when their elevator collapsed in Sofia in August 2014.
A similar incident claimed the life of one man in Sofia's residential district Geo Milev in October 2014.
A month later a visitor at a hotel in Velingrad was heavily injured after falling in an elevator shaft.
The State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance carried out checks on the state of elevators in the country, which established that nearly a quarter of them are dangerous, which necessitated the introduction of new rules for their maintenance.
We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!
A recent study conducted by the sociological agency "Global Metrics" on behalf of UNICEF Bulgaria and the Ministry of Health sheds light on the attitudes of Bulgarian parents towards vaccination
This marks the third consecutive election in which "We Continue the Change" and "Democratic Bulgaria" have joined forces
In a concerning revelation, the ad hoc committee investigating the activities of Gleb Myshin uncovered that over the past three to four years, a staggering 343 candidates from the Russian Federation seeking Bulgarian citizenship were discovered to have su
Bulgaria has crowned not one, but two Spelling Bee champions this year
President Rumen Radev, along with experts in winter sports and infrastructure development, has spearheaded discussions on Bulgaria's potential bid to host the 2028 Winter Youth Olympic Games
As the summer season draws near, the issue of staffing in the tourism sector in Bulgaria comes to the forefront once again, with the workforce having to depend on individuals from foreign countries for yet another year
A bus with Bulgarian registration veered off its path, resulting in 11 injuries, two of which are reported to be severe
Two infants from Kyustendil have tragically lost their lives after contracting whooping cough
Shock and outrage spread through Bulgaria as news emerged that the grave of the late Patriarch Neophyte was desecrated by unknown perpetrators, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church revealed on Tuesday morning
The village of Chernookovo in the Dobrich region of Bulgaria was rocked by a horrifying incident that left the community reeling in disbelief and outrage
Doctors at "Pirogov" Hospital successfully extracted a bullet from the brain of a 2-year-old child who was airlifted from Vratsa following a tragic shooting incident
A devastating incident unfolded this afternoon near Vratsa, Bulgaria, where a one-and-a-half-year-old child was shot in the head under unknown circumstances
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
