DALLAS — Crews with Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) rescued 15 people associated with the Los Angeles Chargers -- both players and members of the team's traveling party -- who were trapped in an elevator at The Westin hotel in Downtown Dallas on Friday night.
The Chargers, in town for their final 2024 preseason matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, acknowledged in a social media post Friday night that members of the team were stranded in an inoperable elevator in the team's hotel.
According to DFR, crews responded at around 7:44 p.m. to reports of an elevator emergency at The Westin, located at 1201 Main Street.
DFR said an elevator technician made efforts to try and get the elevator working, but was not successful in their attempts. Because of this, DFR said it deployed its Urban Search and Rescue team to the scene.
According to DFR, responding team members found that the elevator was stuck in a "blind shaft" somewhere between the third and fifteenth floors of the hotel.
Per the Chargers' social media post, those 15 people trapped on the elevator were assisted "one-by-one" by DFR team members "through [the elevator's] ceiling panel and into an adjacent elevator," at which point they were taken to safety.
"The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts in ensuring everyone's safety," the Charges said on Facebook.
It is not yet clear which players were involved in the incident.
This is a developing story. More details will be added as they become available.