Residents of a luxury apartment in Banana Island raised alarm after several people were trapped inside a lift for nearly 40 minutes.
The incident surfaced after a viral video on social media showed distressed occupants inside the elevator struggling to breathe and calling for help.
Residents trapped inside lift
In the viral video, at least five adults were seen sweating heavily while trapped inside the lift. The individuals appeared anxious as they pleaded for assistance from outside.
One of the men inside the elevator spoke in the video and explained how long they had been trapped.
“We are here stuck in the lift of Banana Island school apartment. We’ve been stuck here for almost 40 minutes and we’re all about suffocating in here.
Watch the video here…
Public reactions trail viral video
The video has since triggered reactions from social media users, with many questioning safety standards in high-end apartments.
Coc wrote: “Lift takes maximum of 6 persons 460 kg by weight but what am seeing there is more than 6 persons. Why didn’t you observe the safety measures for using lift.”
Nelson wrote: “They are not serious they can open it from the inside with a little help from outside.”
Arinze wrote: “And this would probably be one of the so-called luxury apartments they aggressively market to Nigerians ,but they don’t even have alternatives to emergency situations such as this. Luxury in the mud.”
Ambrose Efe wrote: “Omo! This thing is not funny o. The day I was stuck in a lift with my guys in Abuja, we were pretty tipsy , we started to break that shit open before people realized outside.”
New Dawn wrote: “This is why I don’t rate expensive places in Lagos. It’s mostly bullsheeet and not worth the hype. Imagine paying such outrageous amount for an accomodation, and no emergency response for your lift? That’s madness.”
