India, March 4 -- A man in Gujarat had a close call as the lift he was using in a residential society suddenly went up as he was stepping out. A video of the incident also went viral on social media.

The video shows a man entering the lift and pressing the ground floor button. He then leans on the lift doors, waiting for it to open. About 35 seconds later, the lift door opens, and he tries to step out. The elevator, however, quickly moves up the moment he steps out, nearly missing getting trapped in the gap between the floor and the lift.

The video is from a CCTV camera in a society and raises concerns about the maintenance of escalators in a residential building.

The incident reportedly took place in the Sabarmati Building, Sardar Hei...