Five hotel workers on the island resort of Bali died on Friday after the cable of a lift they were travelling in snapped, plunging them into a ravine, reported Indonesian media.The workers – two men and three women – had gone into the hotel’s glass-encased lift that runs on a track up a 35-degree slope when the steel cable suddenly failed, plunging them 100m down a steep embankment.
The workers have been identified as Sang Putu Bayu Adi Krisna, 19, Wayan Aries Setiawan, 23, Ni Luh Superningsih, 20, Kadek Hardiyanti, 24, and Kadek Yanti Pradewi, 19.Mr Ketut Suwiarta, a cook at the hotel, said he heard screams shortly after the five entered the lift, followed by crashing sounds.The victims, three of whom were still breathing, were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they died moments later.Preliminary investigations showed that the cable broke because the lift was too heavy.
“It is possible that the steel cable was not strong enough to pull the load and the safety wedge or brake does not work,” Tribune News quoted Mr Uder as saying. The police are also looking into possible negligence and if the incident was due to a lack of maintenance.“All costs for funeral rites and burial will be borne by us. We will also give the families some compensation,” she said.
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