In 1945, Eduardo Reyes, then 16, hopped aboard the Artillería funicular elevator, overlooking the rocky coast of Valparaíso, Chile. As a fresh navy recruit, it was the first day of a life full of ...

Security footage released by Chilean police shows a man frantically pushing the buttons of an out-of-control elevator in Santiago as it shoots up 31 floors and slams into the ceiling of the building. ...