"It's awful": Why residents fear elevators in Boston public housing

Getting stuck in an elevator is a constant worry among residents of a Boston public housing complex - many of them disabled. In this follow up report, GBH News returns to find new problems with the old elevators at the Ruth L. Barley Apartments where nearly a year ago a broken elevator left residents with disabilities stranded in their apartments.
00:26 "End of life" elevators in Boston public housing
00:37 Residents trapped in apartments in 2023
1:00 Boston Fire Department rescues
1:25 Ghost elevator
2:04 Boston Housing Authority response
2:40 Residents aren't Olympic athletes
3:20 Capital repair costs
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