Person trapped in elevator shaft at Fifth Third Center, Charlotte NC
Rescue / EntrapmentA person became trapped in an elevator shaft at the Fifth Third Center in Charlotte, NC. Rescue crews responded and coordinated efforts to free the individual. The elevator technician was contacted but had not yet arrived, so rescuers planned to make entry to remove the person from the blind shaft.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 2. I'm the computer's down. You can show us all I'm seeing and available.
00:07
Two more lotter 2. Ladder 2.
00:12
The monitor 2,
00:13
the medic make it out there with you?
00:18
Negative.
00:19
It's just a bum's leaving.
00:24
2 more lottery.
00:31
Command, to risk you can.
00:34
Go ahead.
00:36
You copy on my prior traffic.
00:41
I did.
00:43
We're ready to make entry.
00:44
If you want to wait on the elevator guy, that's fine too.
00:48
I don't know the medical condition of the person in the elevator.
00:53
Jim, four, there's oxygen to no distress. We've got no ETA. They're still trying to get a hold of a rest.
01:02
Copy that. So we're going to make entry on 25 and it appears to be on 21 in a blind shaft below.
01:11
Yes, sir. Is it 20 or 21?
01:14
But it's in a blind shaft.
01:16
We've got the power control to it now.
01:20
Copy.
01:23
Engine for the command.
01:25
The security person down here said that the manager was upstairs and they had not called an elevator ref yet.
01:35
They're trying to make contact with the company now.
01:38
Okay,
01:44
one to rescue chance.
01:47
Go ahead.
01:50
Hey, Captain Rogers, I was face-to-face with Captain Jackson.
01:54
They have no contact with the elevator guy, no ETA on what he's going to get here. So just discussing it with him, I told him we're just going to go ahead and plan to get them out of here.
02:04
Good coffee.
02:07
We're getting equipment off now.
02:11
Okay, sounds good. I just want to let you know.
02:14
Let's just go ahead and prepare to get these people this guy out of here.
02:21
Copy.
02:27
Bobble Command Central.
02:31
Tomlin Command, go ahead.
02:33
Show Tower One back in service.
02:36
Tower One back in service.
02:37
Command to Alarm.
02:40
Command, go ahead.
02:43
Alarm,
02:44
if you would go ahead and start engine 10.
02:49
Adding engine 10.
02:58
We are 104 on scene just working on refusal paperwork.
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Location mentioned:
Fifth Third Center, 201 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
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