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Car Falls 9 Stories in Downtown Miami Parking Garage

January 30, 2019 by MelanieDawn Leave a Comment

A car plunged 9 stories down an elevator shaft, erupting into a ball of flames, inside the New World Tower garage in Downtown Miami Tuesday evening.

The incident happened around 6 p.m. when Miami Beach resident, Matt Olechnowicz, tried to retrieve his white Acura TL after work. New World Tower garage is unusual because there are no ramps. It uses valets and auto lifts to move the cars from floor to floor.

According to City of Miami Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll, Jr., the valet attendant said he tried to start the car using the key fob and the vehicle lurched forward.

“It’s a manual car, so I believe they left it in gear and somehow the car started and it fell down nine floors.”

Matt Olechnowicz

The car went through the safety gate and into the elevator shaft before falling and catching fire. No one was inside the car at the time, and there are no reported injuries.

Acura TL after falling 9 stories down an elevator shaft and burning
“When I called for the car, all the sudden I hear my car alarm going off and I hear a big bang. I turn around and the car had fallen down the elevator shaft,” Matt Olechnowicz told Local 10 News. (photo courtesy Miami Fire Rescue via Miami Herald)
City of Miami firefighters at the scene of New World Tower garage accident (photo by MelanieinMiami)

The incident occurred in the middle of downtown Miami’s commuter traffic. Biscayne Blvd southbound was closed to traffic from NE 3 Street to Flagler, leaving traffic snarled for miles. Biscayne Blvd. was reported reopened around 9 p.m.

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Melanie Dawn Molina Wood is a licensed real estate agent and real estate educator living and working in the Downtown Miami – Brickell area. She is a Certified International Property Specialist and an accredited LEED Green Associate. For more information about real estate in the Miami area, or to connect with a real estate agent anywhere in the world, contact Melanie Dawn by text/phone at 305-801-3133, or by email at MelanieinMiami@gmail.com

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