#SHOWBIZ: Singer Ara Johari opens up about terrifying 40-minute elevator ordeal

KUALA LUMPUR: Singer Ara Johari, a 29-year-old former Akademi Fantasia 13 participant, recounted a terrifying experience of being trapped in an elevator for 40 minutes at an event venue in Sarawak last Saturday. The incident occurred shortly after her performance at around 3.30pm. According to Ara, the lift became stuck between floors 3 and 4.

Fortunately, she was not alone, as several others were present in the elevator. Despite the panic, one individual pressed the emergency bell, but they were unable to summon help as the elevator was situated at the far end of the building.

With no mobile signal inside, Ara and her manager decided to take matters into their own hands. They gently opened the elevator door, as there was no coverage for their mobile phones. Miraculously, help arrived just in the nick of time. Ara and her manager contacted the security team on duty, and they were eventually rescued by taking the emergency stairs back to their respective rooms. Despite the harrowing ordeal, Ara remained remarkably composed, attributing her calm demeanor to her belief that help was on the way.