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- On 12/8 at around 11 a.m., two of my neighbors were trapped in an elevator at Devonshire Boston, located at 1 Devonshire Place, Boston, MA 02109. This is a 42-story multi-unit residential building. Image 1 is a screenshot from the video they took while stuck. They reported that the elevator suddenly dropped and then became stuck. Residents are not informed about this incident. This elevator is identified as Elevator #1, it had a delayed inspection this year, with its certificate issued in June instead of January, and it remained in operation during that gap. This is not an isolated instance. On 11/3 at around 10 p.m., there was another stalled-elevator incident involving Elevator #3. A group of residents became stuck at the 32nd floor and were rescued on the 25th floor. Image 2 shows the original Citizen app alert, which later disappeared. Residents were never informed, yet the elevator was placed back into service immediately afterward. I used this elevator on 11/4 in the morning and afternoon and noticed its floor indicator was broken; it remains broken today. This elevator also had a delayed inspection certificate and was operating without valid certification during the gap period. Image 3, taken in March of this year, shows the elevator running without a valid certificate. We contacted building management about the stalled-elevator incident, but they did not respond. I followed up again on 12/8 at around 7 a.m., and four hours later, another elevator incident occurred.
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1 Devonshire Pl, Boston, Ma, 02108
42.35806057, -71.05750281 - Photos
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