The Ann Arbor Fire Department performs an average of 85 elevator rescues every year, but a recent rescue was different. Firefighters rappelled 30 feet down an elevator shaft at C.S. Mott Children’s ...

ATLANTA — Two young cousins who spent hours trapped in an elevator shaft in downtown Atlanta had the chance to reunite with the firefighters who rescued them from what could have been a deadly ...

A woman trapped in an elevator in a Town Center-area building Wednesday afternoon was rescued after a pair of firefighters rappelled down an elevator shaft from the ninth floor to reach the elevator ...

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Firefighters in the Ozarks spent this week training on how to rescue people from elevators if they get stuck. “Elevators can malfunction like any mechanical item can,” said ...

EASTON, Pa. - Dozens of Easton firefighters received special training on Thursday on the "ups and downs" of the job: They're learning how to rescue people from stuck elevators. When you enter an ...

Two children were trapped for three hours in a stalled Peachtree Center elevator. Firefighters built a rope system and lowered a rescuer to reach the stranded cousins. The children reunited with their ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Three students who became trapped in a Kingston High School elevator when it malfunctioned were rescued Wednesday afternoon by city firefighters, Deputy Chief Matt Koch said. The ...

Tyler’s daughter, Tamisha Harris, says when she called 911 to help her mom, the firefighters were furious because it’s not ...