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Some statistics on Canada’s elevator problems
TORONTO – Statistics obtained by The Canadian Press indicate increasing problems with elevators across Canada. Selected numbers:
Calls to fire departments for persons trapped in elevator (selected cities):
Toronto
2000: 1,386
2015: 2,862
Montreal
2010: 1,415
2015: 1,532
Vancouver
2011: 503
2015: 428
Age of elevators in Ontario (Residential/Office):
Over 50 years old: 1,550/650
25-50 years old: 10,000/4,750
10-25 years old: 3,250/2,100
5-10 years old: 1,700/847
Under 5 years old: 1,750/700
Total: About 18,000/9,000
Top 10 trapped-in-elevator calls to fire departments by Ontario city (2014):
Toronto: 2,700
Ottawa: 314
Mississauga: 254
Brampton: 127
Vaughan: 71
London: 63
Windsor: 55
Hamilton: 41
Richmond Hill: 37
Oakville: 32
Total: 3,694
SOURCE: Ontario Fire Marshal, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver fire departments, Technical Standards and Safety Authority
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