Several Los Angeles Chargers players and other members of the traveling party crawled through a ceiling panel to escape a stuck hotel elevator Friday night in Dallas.
In a post on social media, the Chargers said that around 7:30 p.m. local time, Dallas Fire-Rescue assisted the people on the elevator «one by one» through the ceiling panel to an adjacent elevator. «The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts ensuring everyone's safety,» the team said.
WFAA.com, citing Dallas Fire-Rescue, said the elevator was stuck in a «blind shaft» between the third and 15th floors of The Westin hotel in downtown Dallas.
A technician was unsuccessful in an attempt to get the elevator working, causing DFR to send its Urban Search and Rescue team to the hotel.