(NEXSTAR) – Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. The button, usually denoted by a set of arrows pointing inward, is a favorite of impatient ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Do all the buttons in an elevator work? Sometimes it seems like the elevator door stays open forever and there is a "close door" button for just those times, but does the button ...

WILKES-BARRE — Elevators are equipped with hardware that’s supposed to prevent the doors from swinging in and out at the bottom like dog doors, which happened during an incident that led to two ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hold onto your seats, this news is going to shock you. How many times have you pressed the door-close button in an elevator thinking it would help you get to your destination ...

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