Person trapped in elevator near Tulane Ave and S Hennessey St, New Orleans LA

Rescue / Entrapment

Reported: 10/26/2025 09:05 AM

Near S Hennessey St, New Orleans, LA 70119

A person is trapped in an elevator near Tulane Avenue and South Hennessey Street. Rescue units are responding to assist the individual. The exact location within the building is unclear as the person is unsure which elevator they are in.

Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments

03:27

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 26, Car 505, Rescue 2.

00:04

Possible trapped in elevator,

00:06

near Tulane Avenue and 700 South Hennessey Street.

00:11

Zone 5055.

00:14

Engine 12X, Car 505, Rescue 2.

00:17

Possible trapped in elevator.

00:20

near Tulane Avenue and 700 South Hennessey Street.

00:31

104026 use fire ground five rescue two ten for ten four ten four rescue two five five oh five oh five ten four ten four five five five

00:51

Ladder 13, Medical,

00:54

10,020 South I-10 Service Road, and 6,000 Reed Boulevard.

00:59

Zone 4049,

01:01

Ladder 13,

01:02

Medical,

01:04

10,020 South Eye 10 Service Road,

01:07

and 6,000 Reed Boulevard.

01:12

Ladder 13, Temple.

01:20

Just for your data investigating.

01:25

7426 all evening by the way.

01:34

Engine 27,

01:36

Electrical,

01:38

near Mandeville Street,

01:40

near North Galvest Street, and near North Johnson Street.

01:45

Zone 3020,

01:47

engine 27,

01:49

electrical,

01:50

near Mandeville Street,

01:52

near North Galvest Street, and near North Johnson Street.

02:01

Only 7,000.

02:03

1047.

02:05

Tendent 26 communication.

02:08

You know what elevation?

02:10

Magna Venge 26, the complaining was unsure of which elevator she was in.

02:16

Can you do a callback and ask if she's on the south end?

02:21

I can put in a call back. I can put in a call back.

02:28

Thank you all so many. Continue on.

02:31

There.

02:34

The version.

02:39

388 available area

02:43

Copy 3808 available in area Copy 3d8 available area

02:50

26 operator

02:56

Yeah send this squad around this side it's going to be this elevator

03:02

104

03:07

26 operator incoming rescue unit used the south alexander street side entrance 26 to communications be advised we have one person trap in the north side elevators by just 26 4 person trapped in limit falls

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