Fire units respond to elevator emergency with occupants trapped, Bridgeport CT

Other Non-Crime Event

Reported: 11/1/2025 08:40 PM

Near Prospect St, Bridgeport, CT 06604

Fire department units responded to an elevator emergency at a multi-story building near Prospect St. Occupants were trapped inside because the interior elevator door was off its track. There were no reports of fire, injury, or criminal activity during the incident.

Audio|Source: Bridgeport Fire

03:14

Transcript:

00:00

Confirmed is the elevator. Go for every second.

00:11

We don't have an elevator or anything like that.

00:19

Where you guys are, if you could check to stop 14.

00:25

No roof access from this area.

00:27

Can they hit it at the end of the airway?

00:34

119 for 11.

00:38

Location with the key.

00:46

We're out working on that.

00:49

It's the drop bar for the elevator. I asked the hole up here.

00:56

7 to 11 irons. We're coming up to keys.

01:02

Right reason.

01:07

Command letter 11.

01:08

Do you have an elevator room there? We're going to have to go to the electrical room and the other wing.

01:17

I actually uh I thought here I'm gonna give a shot around that right now

01:27

If we have a few rooms we're gonna try and get into now

01:47

This do not have a traditional room up above or below.

01:55

I just have up to Sider 11. Do you have a key to recall elevator? I found the for the access.

02:05

All of our elevated keys are on our way up to the sixth floor with our nozzleman and I'm working on a nice box keys, but like you said, there's actually no line that I saw down there for an elevator can be used.

02:19

I found a... I found one.

02:24

You've got to fight a special where I was that.

02:29

The Rescues are going to be right over there, see if they have it. I'll be over there in a minute in the meantime.

02:41

I think you're a ladder left.

02:43

All right,

02:46

I'm resetting an elevator on the floor.

02:54

Elevator is reset.

03:00

Ladder 11, iron serves.

03:06

Ladder 11.

03:07

The occupants in the elevator are stating that the inside door in the cart is off its track.

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