Children’s “Saint Sophia”: The official announcement about the elevator incident

His Administration made an official announcement regarding the incident at dawn on Wednesday (15.01.25), where he points out that “no chance that uncontrollable movement (fall) of the chamber would have occurred in any direction.” “At the turnout of our company’s technician, the elevator was found immobilized at the level of the 3rd floor with open the floor and chamber doors,” says Children’s Hospital for the elevator. CORVERSE “The elevator is normally maintained twice a month as prescribed by the legislation”, he complements and emphasizes that “During the 1st regular maintenance January, held on all hospital elevators in the period 07 & 08.01.2025, no observation arose about problems with its malfunction or need to replace spare parts”. In detail the announcement: “About the Children’s General Hospital elevator malfunction incident”. “Agia Sophia” which took place on 14/01/2025 at 23:30, according to the related written Report Contractos, we inform about the following: CORVERSE Following the incident, the maintenance company Kone S.A. was informed, on the basis of the 15/01/2025 hour 00:10 notice of malfunction in the lift A1 of the main building of the Children’s Hospital “Agia SOFIA”, which sent her authorised employee to carry out a relevant technical check and then wrote a letter which she sent by e-mail on 16/01/2025, to which she says the following: – “At the arrival of our company’s technician, the elevator was found immobilized at the level of the 3rd floor with open floor and cabin doors. – After checking, malfunction was detected on the door opening speed control tablet. – The above plaque was replaced. A series of controls were carried out on elevator subsystems and test routes. In addition, following all controls, the possibility that uncontrollable movement (fall) of the chamber may have occurred in any direction is excluded. – As no other observation was found on the equipment, the lift was put into service. “ In this regard, the following elements arise from the evidence kept at the hospital: 1. The lift is normally maintained twice a month as prescribed by the legislation. During the 1st regular maintenance January, held in all hospital lifts in the period 07 & 08.01.2025, no comment arose on problems of malfunctioning or need to replace spare parts. 2. For this lift it has been issued and is in force Certificate of Periodical Control by an accredited body, and the lift was subsequently registered on the Registration Register of the Municipality of Athens with number 10849, until 30.04.2025. OF MANAGEMENT’.