NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The New Bedford Fire Department has been awarded $68,000 in federal grant funds to boost training on rescuing people from stalled elevators. The department will bring in ...

DENVER (KDVR) — On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters had to rappel about 40 feet to rescue people trapped in a freight elevator, according to a post on X from the South Adams County Fire Department.

Johnny Jones said he tried to calm himself once the elevator he often rides in his family’s downtown Atlanta high-rise suddenly came to a halt amid near-freezing temperatures this month. During the ...

A man trapped in an express elevator shaft was rescued by specially trained Boston firefighters who hoisted him 70 feet to freedom, the department said. The incident played out late Thursday night at ...