Elevator emergency alarm at empty location


Fire department responded to an alarm from an elevator. They found the elevator empty and confirmed that no one was trapped inside.
Audio|Source: Independence Fire Department
01:16
Transcript:
4,200 Westbrook. Now call back to us. 2111. 2111. This call came in from the elevator emergency button, and it was definitely 4,200, but nobody was on scene to see if there was actually someone in the elevator. 4200 looks like elevator 2 was already shut down and deemed service. We were able to open the elevator and it is empty at this time. So the out-service elevator is empty. There are no trap boxes. Can you advise the man of your supervisor that the elevator is unoccupied and that we're already declaring the scene here because there's no hazards?
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Independence, OH
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