Person rescued from elevator at commercial building, Buffalo NY


A commercial fire alarm was activated near Michigan Avenue at the Second Chance Homes building. Fire crews found a person trapped in an elevator, rescued them, and confirmed there was no fire or medical emergency. The elevator power was shut off and building maintenance was notified.
Audio|Source: Buffalo Fire
02:16
Transcript:
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Limitedized signal, turn to activated commercial fire line number near Michigan Avenue.
00:04
That's between Edna and Dodge.
00:05
The cop for engine 21, engine 3, line 6, and B43.
00:07
Preliminary signal for an activated commercial fire alarm number near Michigan Avenue.
00:12
That's between Edna and Dodge, second chance homes.
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Scopein engine 21, engine 3, light 6, and B43, timeout 15, 18 hours, Buffalo fire.
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4-4, truck 4.
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Drug 4, go ahead.
00:22
Do you want the elevator off?
00:23
Yeah, affirmative, shut it off, keep it off.
00:24
Power's off.
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Power's off.
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Copy, thank you.
00:27
4-3 is going.
00:28
343, you're responding number near Michigan Avenue.
00:31
That's between Edna and Dodge at the second chance homes.
00:34
One company report a second floor fire alarm activation, YOLF.
00:37
UPS. Stock 4.44.
00:40
Go ahead. Yeah, Joe, if you can secure that, keep it off.
00:43
We'll have BMHA look at it, let you guys come down.
00:45
Copy that, it's off.
00:46
Dispatch, 4-4.
00:47
4-4-4-4.
00:48
Person extricated from the elevator.
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Companies will be calling back in service and they become available.
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Do you have BMHA coming to service?
00:54
We'll give them a call and see if they can give us an ETA.
00:58
Does the person from the elevator need the medical system?
01:01
Not negative, but we did leave the elevator powered off, so they're down to one.
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Location mentioned:
Near Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209
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