Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Fourteen Rescued After Kurla Lift Malfunctions During Descent
A lift in a residential building in Kurla had a problem while carrying 14 people downstairs.
They were coming back from a birthday party on the 14th floor.
Near the sixth floor, the lift jolted and started moving down quickly.
It stopped just above the ground floor.
Firefighters and police came to help.
Firefighters used special tools to open the lift.
The rescue took nearly three hours.
Everyone inside was rescued and reported safe.
Police are investigating what caused the lift to malfunction.
A lift carrying 14 people malfunctioned at a residential building in Nehru Nagar, Kurla, around 12:40 a.m. on October 8.
The passengers were returning to the ground floor after a birthday party on the building’s 14th floor.
The lift reportedly jolted near the sixth floor and descended rapidly before stopping just above the ground floor.
Fire brigade personnel used cutting equipment and hydraulic jacks to free the occupants during an operation lasting nearly three hours.
All 14 people were reported safe; police have begun an inquiry, and the cause of the malfunction remains unknown.
- Who
- Fourteen people returning from a birthday party were trapped in the lift; fire brigade personnel and Nehru Nagar police responded.
- What
- A lift malfunctioned and descended rapidly before stopping just above the ground floor; all 14 occupants were rescued.
- When
- Around 12:40 a.m. on October 8.
- Where
- Mass Metropolis residential building, Nehru Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai.
- Why
- The exact cause of the lift malfunction has not been established; police have initiated an inquiry.
Initial account
Confirmed status
Cause of malfunction
Initial account
The report says the lift’s cables appeared to lose their grip after a metallic jolt near the sixth floor.
Confirmed status
The exact cause has not been determined, and police have initiated an inquiry.
- People aboard
- 14
- Incident time
- Around 12:40 a.m. on October 8
- Building
- Mass Metropolis
- Party floor
- 14th floor
- Reported jolt
- Near the sixth floor
- Rescue duration
- Nearly three hours
- Outcome
- All 14 occupants were rescued and reported safe
- Investigation
- Police inquiry underway; cause not yet ascertained