New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Fire Department rescued four people who were stuck inside a lift of a resto bar in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Wednesday, an official said on Thursday.
According to a senior Fire Department official, an information was received regarding the incident at 11.14 p.m.
“Acting on the call one fire tender and one rescue tender were immediately rushed to the spot. There was a mechanical issue in the lift due to which it was not opening,” the official said.
As per information, four people were stuck inside the lift.
“The firemen faced difficulty in opening the lift as it was a mechanical fault. Later, a mechanic was called who, along with the firemen, opened the lift and managed to rescue the four people. No one received any injury in the incident,” said the official.
“Again, Team DFS carried out a tough rescue operation & saved 4 personnel from lift in a 1 hour operation. A call was received at 23.14 from my Bar hqtrs Restaurant,M block, Connaught place, 4 person trapped in lift, DFS deployed best team & saved all4 without any injuries,” DFS chief Atul Garg said in a tweet.
–IANS
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