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Heard on: Tippecanoe IN Fire Dispatch Group Calls · 1/16/2026 01:39 PM
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Attention Purdue Fire, stand by for an elevator rescue.
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Attention Purdue Fire Engine 11, Purdue Fire Engine 11 being routed to Dudley Hall for an elevator rescue of one trapped on the 1st floor, elevator (number withheld).
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Person trapped in elevator at Purdue University

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to an elevator at Dudley Hall on the Purdue University campus where one person was reportedly trapped inside. The situation appeared to involve a single individual on the first floor. Emergency units arrived to assist in freeing the person.

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Purdue University, 420 Central Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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