Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Three Hotel Lifts Sealed After Bhopal Trapping Incident
A lift at a hotel in Bhopal stopped while three people were inside.
They had come to attend a medical conference.
The people were stuck for about 25 minutes before officials rescued them.
City officials then checked the hotel’s lifts and fire-safety arrangements.
They found that the lift did not have a required rescue device.
They also found that its monthly maintenance had not been completed on time.
Inspectors reported problems with fire equipment and emergency exits too.
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation sealed three hotel lifts.
Officials said similar surprise checks would soon happen across the city.
A hotel lift in Bhopal stalled midway, trapping three people for nearly 25 minutes.
The trapped group included a senior IAS officer’s wife, a doctor and medical staff member.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation officials found no Automatic Rescue Device and overdue mandatory maintenance.
Inspectors also reported fire-safety and emergency-exit compliance lapses at the hotel.
The BMC sealed three lifts and announced surprise safety inspections across the city.
- Who
- The wife of a senior IAS officer, a doctor, a medical staff member, Bhopal Municipal Corporation officials and Commissioner Sanskriti Jain.
- What
- A stalled hotel lift trapped three people for nearly 25 minutes, after which officials found safety violations and sealed three lifts.
- When
- Sunday morning at about 10:40 am; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The Courtyard by Marriott hotel in MP Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Officials cited the absence of an Automatic Rescue Device, overdue maintenance, fire-safety lapses and non-compliance with earlier notices.
- Incident
- A hotel lift stalled midway with three people inside.
- Duration
- The occupants were trapped for nearly 25 minutes.
- Location
- The Courtyard by Marriott, MP Nagar, Bhopal.
- Lift issue
- Officials found no Automatic Rescue Device in the lift.
- Maintenance
- The required monthly maintenance had not been carried out; the August 31 deadline had passed.
- Inspection finding
- Fire-safety equipment and emergency exits did not meet prescribed standards, according to officials.
- Enforcement
- The Bhopal Municipal Corporation sealed three hotel lifts.
- Next steps
- The commissioner said surprise inspections of multi-storey buildings, hotels, commercial complexes and hospitals would be conducted across the city.