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User Films From Inside Elevator Stuck Between Floors

661 Washington St

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  • Firefighters responded to a report of an individual trapped in a single elevator between the third and fourth floors at 661 Washington St in Oakland. Video footage from a bystander captured the scene inside the stuck elevator.

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Firefighters are working on the elevator door to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Copy, go ahead and leave it out while we work on this door.

Firefighters are turning the power off and on to the single elevator to assist in freeing the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Just powered up, Ladder 1. Copy.
Oakland Fire 1 · 0:09
Truck 1, Ladder 1. Go ahead. If you're still in the elevator room, can you shut the power off to that single elevator, please? Copy, I'm going to shut it down again.

Firefighters are resetting the elevator system to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Ladder 1, Truck 1. Go for Ladder 1. Finally made it to the elevator room. Let me know if you want me to shut it down and reset it. That's affirmative. Go ahead and reset and let us know when you're done. Copy. Doing it now.

Dispatch advises the person is trapped in a single elevator, not a nearby double elevator.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Truck 1, open fire. Go ahead for Truck 1. Per the RP, he's in the elevator by the fruit stand, the single elevator, not the elevator with the double. Copy, thank you.

Citizen user video shows the scene inside the stuck elevator.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 911 report of a person trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:30
1 Truck 1. Go ahead. Yeah, we're here at 661 Washington. Do you have a location in the building? Truck 1, no, I just, it just says elevator 4 on the 4th floor. They're stuck between the 3rd and the 4th floor. No exact location. Copy. Several sets of elevators here. Fire copies, I'll try and do a call back. Truck 7's on scene, single-story, multi-residential, nothing showing, investigating. Truck 7 on scene, single-story, multi-residential.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 661 Washington St.

Firefighters are working on the elevator door to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Copy, go ahead and leave it out while we work on this door.

Firefighters are turning the power off and on to the single elevator to assist in freeing the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Just powered up, Ladder 1. Copy.
Oakland Fire 1 · 0:09
Truck 1, Ladder 1. Go ahead. If you're still in the elevator room, can you shut the power off to that single elevator, please? Copy, I'm going to shut it down again.

Firefighters are resetting the elevator system to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Ladder 1, Truck 1. Go for Ladder 1. Finally made it to the elevator room. Let me know if you want me to shut it down and reset it. That's affirmative. Go ahead and reset and let us know when you're done. Copy. Doing it now.

Dispatch advises the person is trapped in a single elevator, not a nearby double elevator.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Truck 1, open fire. Go ahead for Truck 1. Per the RP, he's in the elevator by the fruit stand, the single elevator, not the elevator with the double. Copy, thank you.

Citizen user video shows the scene inside the stuck elevator.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 911 report of a person trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:30
1 Truck 1. Go ahead. Yeah, we're here at 661 Washington. Do you have a location in the building? Truck 1, no, I just, it just says elevator 4 on the 4th floor. They're stuck between the 3rd and the 4th floor. No exact location. Copy. Several sets of elevators here. Fire copies, I'll try and do a call back. Truck 7's on scene, single-story, multi-residential, nothing showing, investigating. Truck 7 on scene, single-story, multi-residential.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 661 Washington St.

Firefighters are working on the elevator door to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Copy, go ahead and leave it out while we work on this door.

Firefighters are turning the power off and on to the single elevator to assist in freeing the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Just powered up, Ladder 1. Copy.
Oakland Fire 1 · 0:09
Truck 1, Ladder 1. Go ahead. If you're still in the elevator room, can you shut the power off to that single elevator, please? Copy, I'm going to shut it down again.

Firefighters are resetting the elevator system to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Ladder 1, Truck 1. Go for Ladder 1. Finally made it to the elevator room. Let me know if you want me to shut it down and reset it. That's affirmative. Go ahead and reset and let us know when you're done. Copy. Doing it now.

Dispatch advises the person is trapped in a single elevator, not a nearby double elevator.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Truck 1, open fire. Go ahead for Truck 1. Per the RP, he's in the elevator by the fruit stand, the single elevator, not the elevator with the double. Copy, thank you.

Citizen user video shows the scene inside the stuck elevator.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 911 report of a person trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:30
1 Truck 1. Go ahead. Yeah, we're here at 661 Washington. Do you have a location in the building? Truck 1, no, I just, it just says elevator 4 on the 4th floor. They're stuck between the 3rd and the 4th floor. No exact location. Copy. Several sets of elevators here. Fire copies, I'll try and do a call back. Truck 7's on scene, single-story, multi-residential, nothing showing, investigating. Truck 7 on scene, single-story, multi-residential.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 661 Washington St.

Firefighters are working on the elevator door to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Copy, go ahead and leave it out while we work on this door.

Firefighters are turning the power off and on to the single elevator to assist in freeing the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Just powered up, Ladder 1. Copy.
Oakland Fire 1 · 0:09
Truck 1, Ladder 1. Go ahead. If you're still in the elevator room, can you shut the power off to that single elevator, please? Copy, I'm going to shut it down again.

Firefighters are resetting the elevator system to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Ladder 1, Truck 1. Go for Ladder 1. Finally made it to the elevator room. Let me know if you want me to shut it down and reset it. That's affirmative. Go ahead and reset and let us know when you're done. Copy. Doing it now.

Dispatch advises the person is trapped in a single elevator, not a nearby double elevator.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Truck 1, open fire. Go ahead for Truck 1. Per the RP, he's in the elevator by the fruit stand, the single elevator, not the elevator with the double. Copy, thank you.

Citizen user video shows the scene inside the stuck elevator.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 911 report of a person trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:30
1 Truck 1. Go ahead. Yeah, we're here at 661 Washington. Do you have a location in the building? Truck 1, no, I just, it just says elevator 4 on the 4th floor. They're stuck between the 3rd and the 4th floor. No exact location. Copy. Several sets of elevators here. Fire copies, I'll try and do a call back. Truck 7's on scene, single-story, multi-residential, nothing showing, investigating. Truck 7 on scene, single-story, multi-residential.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 661 Washington St.

Firefighters are working on the elevator door to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Copy, go ahead and leave it out while we work on this door.

Firefighters are turning the power off and on to the single elevator to assist in freeing the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:03
Just powered up, Ladder 1. Copy.
Oakland Fire 1 · 0:09
Truck 1, Ladder 1. Go ahead. If you're still in the elevator room, can you shut the power off to that single elevator, please? Copy, I'm going to shut it down again.

Firefighters are resetting the elevator system to free the trapped people.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Ladder 1, Truck 1. Go for Ladder 1. Finally made it to the elevator room. Let me know if you want me to shut it down and reset it. That's affirmative. Go ahead and reset and let us know when you're done. Copy. Doing it now.

Dispatch advises the person is trapped in a single elevator, not a nearby double elevator.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:12
Truck 1, open fire. Go ahead for Truck 1. Per the RP, he's in the elevator by the fruit stand, the single elevator, not the elevator with the double. Copy, thank you.

Citizen user video shows the scene inside the stuck elevator.

Firefighters are on the scene of a 911 report of a person trapped in an elevator between the third and fourth floors.

Oakland Fire 1 · 0:30
1 Truck 1. Go ahead. Yeah, we're here at 661 Washington. Do you have a location in the building? Truck 1, no, I just, it just says elevator 4 on the 4th floor. They're stuck between the 3rd and the 4th floor. No exact location. Copy. Several sets of elevators here. Fire copies, I'll try and do a call back. Truck 7's on scene, single-story, multi-residential, nothing showing, investigating. Truck 7 on scene, single-story, multi-residential.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 661 Washington St.

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Comments30

pleasantonUser2348567014Oct 8 at 12:15 PM

Take a pic of the service maintenance history.

chocol8peachOct 8 at 12:09 PM

Remind me to not get on the elevator at the courthouse, EVER

oaklandUser1777009025Oct 8 at 12:27 PM

You have the right to record 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ they’re supposed to be helping you so why are they worried? They’re gonna do a shit job?

oaklandUser2021270009Oct 8 at 12:25 PM

Seeeee aht aht...they need to open the stairwells for EVERYONE! Thats crazy that YOU HAVE TO take the elevator! They need to cease this immediately....#claustrophobicinoakland

pleasantonUser2348567014Oct 8 at 12:15 PM

Take a pic of the service maintenance history.

chocol8peachOct 8 at 12:09 PM

Remind me to not get on the elevator at the courthouse, EVER

oaklandUser1777009025Oct 8 at 12:27 PM

You have the right to record 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ they’re supposed to be helping you so why are they worried? They’re gonna do a shit job?

oaklandUser2021270009Oct 8 at 12:25 PM

Seeeee aht aht...they need to open the stairwells for EVERYONE! Thats crazy that YOU HAVE TO take the elevator! They need to cease this immediately....#claustrophobicinoakland

pleasantonUser2348567014Oct 8 at 12:15 PM

Take a pic of the service maintenance history.

chocol8peachOct 8 at 12:09 PM

Remind me to not get on the elevator at the courthouse, EVER

oaklandUser1777009025Oct 8 at 12:27 PM

You have the right to record 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ they’re supposed to be helping you so why are they worried? They’re gonna do a shit job?

oaklandUser2021270009Oct 8 at 12:25 PM

Seeeee aht aht...they need to open the stairwells for EVERYONE! Thats crazy that YOU HAVE TO take the elevator! They need to cease this immediately....#claustrophobicinoakland

pleasantonUser2348567014Oct 8 at 12:15 PM

Take a pic of the service maintenance history.

chocol8peachOct 8 at 12:09 PM

Remind me to not get on the elevator at the courthouse, EVER

oaklandUser1777009025Oct 8 at 12:27 PM

You have the right to record 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ they’re supposed to be helping you so why are they worried? They’re gonna do a shit job?

oaklandUser2021270009Oct 8 at 12:25 PM

Seeeee aht aht...they need to open the stairwells for EVERYONE! Thats crazy that YOU HAVE TO take the elevator! They need to cease this immediately....#claustrophobicinoakland

pleasantonUser2348567014Oct 8 at 12:15 PM

Take a pic of the service maintenance history.

chocol8peachOct 8 at 12:09 PM

Remind me to not get on the elevator at the courthouse, EVER

oaklandUser1777009025Oct 8 at 12:27 PM

You have the right to record 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ they’re supposed to be helping you so why are they worried? They’re gonna do a shit job?

oaklandUser2021270009Oct 8 at 12:25 PM

Seeeee aht aht...they need to open the stairwells for EVERYONE! Thats crazy that YOU HAVE TO take the elevator! They need to cease this immediately....#claustrophobicinoakland

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