Delivery driver trapped in elevator at West Morehead St, Charlotte NC


Fire and emergency personnel responded to an elevator entrapment near West Morehead Street. A delivery driver who speaks Spanish was stuck inside the elevator and unable to provide a business name or precise address. Fire crews worked to open the elevator and free the individual. No fire was found at the scene.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 10, and ladder two, a known fire,
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near West Morehead St. Engine 10, and ladder two, a known fire, near West Morehead St.
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Engine Ignatine alarm.
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Engine 18.
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We get at E.C.A for CMPD.
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71418, stay by.
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22 along.
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Engine 22.
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The building's been handled, handed off to the property manager. 22's available.
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10.22.
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Possibly near Westmorehead at Roby Electric.
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We have a Spanish-speaking caller that's saying that he's stuck in an elevator.
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He cannot...
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He cannot provide an address or a business name. He is making a delivery and he is not from the area.
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This is all the information I can get for him.
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I think engine tens on scene near Westmorehead with nothing showing as far as fire alarm.
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This is not an unknown fire. This is an elevator and trapment investigation.
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It is going to be an elevator at this time. I dropped it as a unknown 9-1-1 because we had a Spanish speaker on the line not knowing what was going on.
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Engine 7. A known medical medic hold.
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415 high-load drive. Engine 7. A node medical medic hold.
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415 high-load drive.
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7 o'all.
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Engine 7.
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I was looking at those. How are we supposed to cancel?
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Yeah, I just called over and said you could cancel.
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No.
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So we've got a car out of near Westmorehead with their flashers on.
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It seems to matter. Yeah, Gray Mazda.
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So we're going to be investigating near Westmorehead.
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24, near Westmorehead.
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734. Assault automatic hold.
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4330 John Pan Circle.
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Engine 34 as automatic hold.
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4330 John Pan Circle.
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Ladder 2 on scene.
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Lighter 2, you can clear.
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Say, I will.
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Engine 10, have you located him?
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Not yet, we're getting the elevator open now.
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Awesome news, thank you.
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Engine 10 along.
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Engine 10.
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We have located.
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We're attempting to get him out now.
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Awesome. Thank you for your health.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28208
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