Dean rescued from elevator during campus power outage, Castleton VT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 05:15 AM

Near Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 05735

Fire crews responded to an elevator emergency at Woodruff Hall, Castleton University, where the dean was trapped due to a campus-wide power outage. The dean was safely removed from the elevator. There was no active fire reported.

Audio|Source: Rutland County Fire

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

The Castle to the Fire.

00:05

This is Castle 11.

00:06

Go ahead, State.

00:08

Castleton 11, I didn't copy if you arrived on scene at this time.

00:13

I am here searching for the building at this time.

00:17

Did they say what building it was by any chance?

00:22

They gave the address of near Alumni Drive.

00:26

I assumed it was that building that I can call to call her back.

00:34

Assault engine 6, state dispatch.

00:39

Russellton 11, it's the Woodruff building in the back of the building, which is near Alumni Drive.

00:45

However, the complainant who initially called said that he was able to get the dean out of the elevator.

00:56

Copy that.

01:01

Asso engine 6, stay dispatch.

01:05

Engine 6.

01:07

6 is in route.

01:10

6 in route at 817.

01:13

Did you copy? It's the Woodruff building in the back and the dean has been removed from the elevator.

01:22

104, we copied.

01:24

Thank you.

01:34

11.

01:36

Channel.

01:40

Castle X, Castle 11, Fireground 1.

01:48

Uh,

01:52

are we good? What do you need?

01:54

I gotta get there first.

01:56

It's Woodruff Hall, so it's over here to the admin building.

02:02

Okay, never mind, I thought...

02:04

my bad, anyway.

02:08

Just got a call that there's a campus-wide power outage, probably what's caused the problem.

02:15

Gotcha.

02:19

Yeah,

02:22

guys, everybody is out.

02:23

We're just going to do the paperwork.

02:28

Before I copy that, everybody's out.

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Near Alumni Dr, Castleton, VT 05735

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