120 Escape Plan 5yr

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The unexpected stop of the lift caused Kyle to jerk forward as his body was still in motion. He quickly stablised himself and frowned. He tapped the lift buttons but nothing lighted up.

He sighed, then pressed the emergency button, holding it down for about 10 seconds for good measure. Ordinarily, it would only need 5 seconds but Kyle wanted to make sure.

Nothing.

There should have been an autodialer which would dial in and link to the lift service company and he would have heard something from the intercom, letting him know of the engineer's estimated time of arrival.

Yet, there was only the sound of silence.

Kyle pressed the intercom button. Still nothing.

This time, Kyle's face became more serious. At first, he didn't think much of it as he thought it was the normal maintenance problem or a short circuit - as was indicated by the flickering lights before the lift stopped. It suggested a sudden power surge that could have fried the wiring. As a result, the lift safety features would have stopped its motion.

However, even if there was a short circuit, it wouldn't have affected the emergency call button. It operated on a completely different system and lin