When a lift in London's Tower Bridge dropped several feet to the ground on 11 May, it injured some of its passengers and sparked a major alert. Police, the fire brigade, ambulance crews and a "hazardous area response team" were rushed to the scene and the bridge itself had to be closed, causing major disruption to traffic.rnThankfully, in terms of actual injuries, the accident was comparatively minor - a few broken limbs and some bruising among the 15 or so passengers. However, it generated national - and in some quarters rather dramatic - media coverage.
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