Person trapped in elevator at Buffalo hotel, Buffalo NY

Rescue / Entrapment Emergency

Reported: 11/20/2025 03:24 PM

Near Washington St, Buffalo, NY 14203

Emergency services responded to the Lafayette Hotel in Buffalo after a report of a person trapped in an elevator at the rear entrance of the apartment residence. The alarm was later found to be accidentally triggered by a resident who may be leaving the building.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Police, Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

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Still alarm, level two response.

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Let's get a report of a person trapped in elevator near Washington Street, Lafayette Hotel, between Eagle and Lafayette Square.

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That provides you one, letter two, Rescue 1, B43 at 40.

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Door alarm, level two response to investigate a person trapped in elevator near Washington, at Lafayette Hotel between Eagle Street and Rock Bayette Square.

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Let's go for engine one, engine, engine,

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correction, engine, ladder two, Westview, 1, 3, 43 at 40, 10 about 18,

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25 hours, local fire.

00:34

Engine 38 EMS, number 2215, Delaware, between Knox and Linden.

00:39

Engine 38 M.S.

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number 2215, Delaware, between Knox and Linden, and the lot for a port of an overdose.

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Time out, 18, 26 hours, Buffalo fire.

00:53

E411 are you?

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11. Oven.

00:58

One now in custody is down to see me.

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Be a ear, clear.

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At the Square, citizen reports that they are trapped in the elevator on the second floor.

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The elevator is located in the rear entrance of the apartment's residence.

01:20

And you have one-to-one, Rescue 1, and then 40 responding.

01:25

On your call, the alarm company reports was accidentally tripped by the resident there.

01:29

They may be leaving the house at this time.

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Are you able to confirm?

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We'll not all the location.

01:39

We'll confirm what we can all location.

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Budget that.

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21, you're on location investigating.

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The citizen is in an area where the elevators are located in the rear entrance of the residence, apartments of residence.

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Near Washington St, Buffalo, NY 14203

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