西安一女子困死在電梯30天后才被發現

A Chinese woman died after being trapped in an elevator for a month because maintenance workers shut off the power supply after failing to properly check if anyone was inside, state media reported last Sunday.

上週日有媒體報道，由於電梯維修工人沒有正確檢查電梯裏是否有人就關掉了電梯電源，導致一名中國女性在被困電梯達一月之久後死亡。

Workers came to repair a malfunctioning elevator in the northern city of Xi'an on January 30, Beijing Youth Daily cited local authorities as saying. The crew found the elevator stuck between the 10th and 11th floors, shouted to ask if anyone was there, and cut the power, it said.

北京青年報援引當地管理部門的說法稱，在1月30日的北部城市西安市，電梯維修工人前往某小區維修電梯。當時該電梯停在10層到11層之間，維修人員向電梯內喊話詢問是否有人，未聽到應答，便以爲電梯沒無人，所以切斷了電源。

The workers left for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday and did not return until March 1.

隨後，工人們回家過春節。直到3月1日纔回來工作。

The government said the investigation found the death was due to a grave error by the maintenance company for not opening the car before cutting the power, and not verifying after the power was off whether there was anyone inside.

當地政府表示，經調查，造成當事人死亡的原因是維修公司的嚴重失誤，即沒有打開電梯檢查就切斷了電源，停電後也沒有確認電梯裏是否有人被困。

The deceased woman, 43, reportedly lived alone in building. Police investigating the incident found no evidence of trauma and have ruled out homicide, Beijing Youth Daily said.

死亡的女性43歲，獨自一人住在該樓裏。北京青年報稱，警方認爲現場未發現有明顯外傷痕跡，所以排除了他殺可能性。