Five people have been rescued from an elevator in East Jakarta, Indonesia, after becoming trapped on Saturday 9 October.

The lift, in a Muslim shop on Jalan Pemuda Pulogadung, experienced mechanical failure on Saturday night.

One of the five people trapped was a child.

Sutrisno, head of the Pulogadung Fire Platoon, said: "According to the building manager's statement, the elevator suddenly didn't function properly due to a power outage in the building. After getting a backup supply from the generator suddenly the generator engine does not work properly, causing the lift to stop before reaching the right floor."

Five people at the end of a Muslim shop on Jalan Pemuda Pulogadung, East Jakarta, were trapped in an elevator that experienced engine failure on Saturday night.

The evacuation process was also dramatic because of the five visitors, one person was young.


This is what Sutrisno said, Head of the Pulogadung Fire Platoon

"According to the building manager's statement, the elevator suddenly didn't function properly due to a power outage in the building area

after getting a backup supply from the generator but suddenly the generator engine does not work properly. cause the lift to die from the floor