Two trapped in powerless elevator amid fire alarm, Berkeley CA
Medical EmergencyTwo people are trapped in a non-functioning elevator with no power and no lights. Responders cannot open the elevator using tools and are considering using any means necessary to free them. A fire alarm is active at a commercial building near Channing Way and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.
Audio|Source: Berkeley Police and Fire
02:26
Transcript:
00:00
We got no power on elevator.
00:06
Okay,
00:08
(name withheld), both circuits are on now, a circuit breakers. Is that, is it still not working at all? No lights?
00:16
Correct, no lights.
00:23
I'm going to turn these back off. Do you guys want to try one of the tools and try to get it open if I leave the power off?
00:33
Yeah, we've had no luck with the tool.
00:40
Track 5 from Berkeley 1.
00:46
Go check 5.
00:49
I've exhausted the call list and nobody is able to respond to the building at this time. I'm still waiting for a call back from the alarm company to see if they were able to reach anybody.
01:04
Copy that we're unable to open the elevator and we still have two people stuck in there so if there's an emergency elevator number to call, I'm gonna lay in mind you.
01:16
Stand by.
01:22
I'm going to turn a landline just to see if I can do an emergency number. Otherwise, I think we just use any means necessary and get the door open and let these people out.
01:34
Copy that.
01:50
Engine 3 and truck 2. Respond to commercial fire alarm.
01:55
At near Channing Way, cross streets are Telegraph Avenue and Bottage Street.
02:04
We'll be at times of the next contact at (number withheld).
02:13
If we want engine three of all seen a seven-story residential or commercial, long sounding people evacuated engines through the investigation.
02:22
I copy engine three on scene of a seven-story facility at the investigating.
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Location mentioned:
Near Channing, 2510 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
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