(WTOP) β WASHINGTON β The Washington Monument closed Sunday after its elevator failed twice in 12 hours.
βThe elevator stopped working about 9:20 last night, and we had to bring 73 visitors down the steps,β said Mike Litterst, spokesman for the National Park Service.
A technician later cleared the elevator for Sunday operations, but the monument didnβt remain open long.
βShortly after opening, the doors got stuck closed again, and we had to evacuate visitors,β Litterst said.