Elevator plummets

[NewsWhore]

Thirteen people were injured yesterday after an elevator plummeted from the seventh floor of the Hilton Hotel, at the Malecon Center in Santo Domingo. The incident occurred at 8:30pm during a re-election event for President Leonel Fernandez. Hoy writes that Fernandez was present at the event and reports that the people who were injured included ten police officers, two members of the Military Helpers Corps and one civilian. The injured officers were taken to the Police Hospital on Independencia Avenue. Police Chief Rafael Guzman visited the injured at the hospital, as did family members. No details have been given about any possible reason for the accident.

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