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| Starbucks lift shaft fall: Woman breaks legs and pelvis | Starbucks lift shaft fall: Woman breaks legs and pelvis |
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| A woman has broken her pelvis and her legs in a 25ft (7.6m) fall down a lift shaft in a Starbucks coffee shop. | A woman has broken her pelvis and her legs in a 25ft (7.6m) fall down a lift shaft in a Starbucks coffee shop. |
| She plunged down the shaft at a branch on High Street in Solihull and had to be rescued by firefighters. | She plunged down the shaft at a branch on High Street in Solihull and had to be rescued by firefighters. |
| The woman, who is said to be in her 20s, is now being treated in the trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. | The woman, who is said to be in her 20s, is now being treated in the trauma centre at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. |
| Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. |
| More on this and other stories from Birmingham and Black Country | More on this and other stories from Birmingham and Black Country |
| A spokesman said: "Ambulance staff were told that the woman in her 20s had tried to use the lift but when she stepped into the lift shaft there was nothing there and she fell approximately 25ft to the bottom of the shaft. | A spokesman said: "Ambulance staff were told that the woman in her 20s had tried to use the lift but when she stepped into the lift shaft there was nothing there and she fell approximately 25ft to the bottom of the shaft. |
| "Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to extricate her from the confined space." | "Ambulance staff worked with firefighters to extricate her from the confined space." |
| The Starbucks coffee branch will remain closed until an investigation into how the incident happened is completed. | |
| A spokesman said they were "shocked and distressed by this terrible incident", adding they were "working closely" with authorities as part of the investigation. | A spokesman said they were "shocked and distressed by this terrible incident", adding they were "working closely" with authorities as part of the investigation. |
| A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said the investigation is being carried out by the local authority. | |