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Crockett Hotel

Shoddy repairs blamed for elevator death at Crockett Hotel in San Antonio

May 10, 2012May 10, 2012

How did a housekeeper at the Crockett Hotel fall six stories to her death down an elevator shaft? A scathing report by a state inspector offers a theory.

Categories Express-News Stories, Journalism, Open Records Tags accidents, Crockett Hotel, Elevators, San Antonio, San Antonio Express-News, Texas

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