STUCK IN THE ELEVATOR! Rescued by Otis Elevator Company + Fire Service!!

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[Recorded on 5-14-22] Well, it finally happened. Given all the content I've made about elevators, it was bound to happen at some point, and this video sums up the experience of my first time getting stuck in one. This happened at Clark Hall at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
I got in this situation by trying riding the elevator up to the 7th floor. The elevator stopped about a foot (0.3 meters) shy of the floor. Since this elevator usually runs pretty smoothly, I couldn't tell at first if it had made it.
After the police showed up on the scene, they activated fire service in an attempt to bring the elevator back down to the first floor. However, this didn't do anything since (1) the emergency stop was activated, and (2) as mentioned by the mechanic, fire service does not fix a broken elevator.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:21 Pressing all the buttons
0:52 Emergency stop activated
1:17 Call to Cornell Police Department
1:56 Pressing all the buttons again
2:55 10 minutes after getting stuck
3:18 Police show up
4:27 Police about to put the elevator in fire service
5:20 Fire service activated (LOUD!!!)
5:49 Can't hear anything over the buzzer
6:16 Rescued!
6:37 Elevator mechanic's rant on fire service
7:39 Going down the stairs
7:46 End screens
For any questions or concerns: e-mail me at elementelevators@gmail.com

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@Jamestube8439 Жыл бұрын

Typically on stuck elevators they do sometimes try to put it in Fire Service to force it to come down to the main floor. But that doesn't always fix the problem as seen here. That technician definitely didn't sound too happy about that, especially since he said he told them not to put it in fire service in the future.

@Mattyice-zg8om Жыл бұрын

I remember you texted me during this ordeal. Definitely made for some good content! I remember you telling me about the technician being mad about the fact that the University police put the elevator in fire service. That guys reaction was hilarious!

@ElementElevators Жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember! I wish I could have posted this video sooner, although I forgot about it for a while. I was definitely not expecting to see that reaction first thing after getting out of the elevator. Also, something I noticed after editing the video is that there isn't actually an OTIS office located in Ithaca; the nearest one is about 35 minutes away (near Elmira). So chances are, the technician drove from Elmira, came on the scene and opened the doors manually first thing, then questioned why the elevator was in fire service. I could be totally wrong about this, but I feel like everything adds up here.

@Mattyice-zg8om Жыл бұрын

@@ElementElevators another thing I noticed that I thought was odd is that the tech was wearing flip flops! Seems like a job where that wouldn’t be suitable.

@Dwall44 Жыл бұрын

@@Mattyice-zg8om lol, are you serious? That’s hysterical!

@andrewpagan4899 3 ай бұрын

I would have been pissed off they put him in danger like that

@MikkosCassadine Ай бұрын

5:11 thank you for the warning! LOL My volume was up and I appreciate the heads up and countdown!

@EWPA14 Жыл бұрын

Glad it seems you weren't in there for too long. I find it hilarious how the 1 guy's complaining more about fire-service than anything else.

@ElementElevators Жыл бұрын

Me too, and I knew I just had to leave that in the video. I appreciate that the police kept checking to make sure I was alright, but I think it's clear they could use some better training on dealing with stuck elevators lol.

@philipcollins3849 2 ай бұрын

I found that the fireman do a fantastic job but they got in my way speaking as an Otis lift engineer of over 30 years

@austrianelevators696 Жыл бұрын

Nice Otis black buttons elevator

@aybgreg6748 5 ай бұрын

the stop button usually opens the door 🚪 on vintage elevators

@asphaltandtacos 8 ай бұрын

I was at a concert at a symphony hall and some smoke effect put the elevators out of commission. Putting the elevators in fire service mode did not work as intended. I took the stairs. There were two elevators and one of them refused to work. I don't know about the other elevator.

@pineappleroad Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if i should be glad that elevators where i live generally can’t be manually put into fire service (with the exception of designated firefighting elevators)

@ElementElevators Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I feel like fire service, when used properly (and in an actual fire), is beneficial. It's just times like this that might make us think otherwise.

@pineappleroad Жыл бұрын

@@ElementElevators i think the reason why its like that where i live, is to make it easier to identify which elevators are suitable to be used by firefighters (as there are very specific requirements that must be met in order for the elevator to be considered suitable, including that the elevator must be able to serve ALL the floors it passes (which I believe is not a requirement in the US)) I won’t go into detail on these requirements as i would probably end up writing an essay (there are quite a few, and there are also differences in how fire service operates and is used)

@user-je6vk6bi5x 2 ай бұрын

I was dreaming about lifts when I was sleeping

@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty Жыл бұрын

The way those old Otis stop switches work is you have to pull the part around the button out to deactivate it. Usually those kind say “push to stop pull to run” on them, but not this one I guess. Bad labeling.

@DieselDucy 7 ай бұрын

Yep these stop switches can be pulled out via the rubber ring. Also what kind of building is this?

@ElementElevators 7 ай бұрын

I sure wish I knew that at the time, it might have gotten me out sooner! As for the location, it's within an academic building at the university where I was a student at the time.

@mariokart8715 5 ай бұрын

Andrew got stuck in the Dover Impulse at Market Parking Garage in Roanoke in 2009.

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 2 ай бұрын

Judging by how low the car is from floor 7 Im guessing the elevator shutdown before it even went to the 7th floor

@andrewpagan4899 3 ай бұрын

I hate when I get to a job to get somebody out and everybody in the building is trying to get them out … then when somebody gets hurt everybody has a stupid look on there face … DONT TOUCH ANYTHING DAMN IT … SIT ON YOUR HANDS YOU DONUT then to make it worse when they do get him out the power is still on the bell is connected to a separate battery but the buzzer is coming from your main line which should be off in this situation when taking someone out … brings us back to stupid look if somebody gets hurt smh thankfully no one was hurt but please just call for help and sit down

@irgendwerausbayern1999 9 ай бұрын

All's well that ends well. That's all I have to say.

@plushbatfan 5 ай бұрын

Not sure if calling 911 from a cell phone is a good idea while stuck in the elevator for a prolonged period of time

@ElementElevators 5 ай бұрын

I would say it is if the emergency phone inside the elevator isn't working. In this case, there was a working phone which automatically dials the police department when picked up.

@mariokart8715 5 ай бұрын

DieselDucy got stuck in the Market Parking Garage Dover Impulse 13-14 years ago. He rung the alarm a ton.

@kennykeyboard Ай бұрын

I see you were still at 7 pretty much. What was the actual cause of the fail? Safety sensor? Power issue?

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 Ай бұрын

Most likely it didn’t level properly and shutdown but the reason it also didn’t fire recall was a safety issue

@benjamsak-alaskanelevatora7410 5 ай бұрын

black button elevators are my favorite especially the pop out ones there is like 1 more Otis black button elevator that I know about In Anchorage Alaska at the Jcpennys the left elevator got shut down and they are getting ready to be modded

@ElevationWithToad Жыл бұрын

aww wish they didn't try putting it in fire service, a cool elevator to get stuck in in my option. I'm always worried about getting stuck in elevators I shouldn't be in though

@f5tornadogray Жыл бұрын

Lol, so they were putting it on fire service to try to fix it huh...

@ElementElevators Жыл бұрын

Yep! I suppose that would work if the issue was that none of the COP buttons were working (with everything else still functional), but that's the only scenario I can think of where fire service would be beneficial with someone inside a trapped elevator. And even then, someone can just call the elevator normally from the outside, unless those didn't work either for some reason.