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News India Live, Digital Desk: There was panic in Bihar’s Samastipur on Saturday when state Information and Public Relations Minister and JDU candidate Maheshwar Hazari got stuck in the lift of a hotel for about an hour. The condition became so bad that the minister and his supporters trapped inside started suffocating, after which they had to be taken out by breaking the door of the lift.
What is the whole matter?
This incident took place at Hotel Pratap International located at Magardahi Ghat in Samastipur. Minister Maheshwar Hazari was staying on the fourth floor of the hotel in connection with his election campaign. On Saturday morning, when he was coming down the lift with some of his supporters, as soon as he reached the second floor, the lift overload alarm started ringing and suddenly got stuck in the middle.
As soon as the lift stopped, the siren started ringing inside, causing chaos in the hotel. The people trapped inside got scared and started screaming. People started suffocating after being in the closed lift for about an hour.
Lift door broken with rod
The hotel staff immediately started rescue operations, but when there was no success in restarting the lift, it was finally decided to break the lift door with an iron rod. After a lot of effort, the lift gate was broken and everyone including the minister was taken out safely. After coming out, Minister Maheshwar Hazari said, “We were stranded for some time, but now everything is fine.
Maheshwar Hazari is a minister in the Nitish government and is the JDU candidate from Kalyanpur reserved seat. He has won this seat twice in a row and is preparing to score a hat-trick this time.