Japan Considers Adding Toilets To Elevators

By : Geo Beats

Published On: 2015-06-07

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Following a recent earthquake, Japan is considering adding toilets to elevators for emergency use.

Following a recent earthquake, Japan is considering adding toilets to elevators for emergency use.

The initiative was recently discussed by the country's infrastructure ministry and the elevator industry leaders after some people in Tokyo were trapped inside the elevators on May 30th. That's the day when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit 540 miles south of Tokyo.

About 19,000 elevators stopped after the quake and 14 of those in between the floors. In one particular instance, people were trapped for around 70 minutes.

According to the BBC, "One idea is that lifts could be fitted with portable toilets fe

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