Oops, ‘operator error’ in Washington Monument elevator ‘glitch’

Published September 24, 2019 8:37pm ET



The “breakdown” of the new elevator in the just reopened Washington Monument was actually a simple case of ‘operator error,’ according to Interior Department officials.

After a probe of the one hour elevator shutdown on Saturday afternoon, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Tuesday called it a “glitch” that could have been prevented if operators hadn’t hit too many buttons.

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