Person trapped in elevator safely rescued in Wellesley, Wellesley MA

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Reported: 11/12/2025 09:27 PM

Wellesley, MA

Fire crews responded to an elevator malfunction in Wellesley where a person was trapped inside. The individual was safely removed, and the elevator was powered down pending inspection by a specialized company.

Audio|Source: Wellesley Police and Fire, AreaWide3, Metro Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

2,300 on car 3.

00:03

We're on the second floor at the elevator machine, though.

00:11

You want to power it on and off?

00:19

Correct.

00:28

G300 calling command.

00:34

G300 calling command.

00:39

G300 answer.

00:45

Party is out of the elevator.

00:51

Guys, you shut the power to the elevator off, we got the cars open on the loading dock line.

00:58

All right, one night, thank you.

01:08

We're gonna let the elevator go down with no one in it to take the food out of it and then we will try it.

01:16

We're in the process to do that as a load dock.

01:18

You can shut it down.

01:19

We have the doors open.

01:22

We're ready.

01:24

We're safe.

01:34

Dowich clear returning.

01:40

Dowell 2 is clear returning.

01:41

John2 clear returning, 30 minutes.

01:48

Command to fire alarm, they're going to have the elevator company come, power's been shut down to the unit.

01:53

All companies clear available.

01:59

High alarm has that command and have the elevator company come.

02:02

Power's been shut off.

02:04

All companies clear returning.

02:06

31 minute.

02:10

1412, all of the control.

02:13

1412.

02:15

30's done let out of the elevator.

02:16

You can show me clear.

02:18

Thank you.

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