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6 rescued after hours trapped inside elevator in building

Posted at 9:42 AM, Nov 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-16 11:42:26-05

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    Chicago, IL (WGN) — Six people were rescued after an elevator suddenly stopped for several hours in the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center.

Around 12:30 a.m. Friday, the group was leaving the Signature Room when two cables broke, causing the elevator to stall near the 11th floor of Chicago’s fourth-tallest building.

Fire officials said the elevator was in a “blind shaft”, which means there were no door openings.

At about 3 a.m., firefighters broke through a brick wall in the parking garage to access the elevator and rescue the group, that included a pregnant woman.

No one was injured or needed medical treatment.

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