Manhattan Technical Rescue - Box 776

[PEMO3 523]

Date: 12/14/11

Time: 10:17 hrs

Location: 285 Madison Ave. -- E 40 St to E 41 St

Frequency: 482.10625, 482.38125, 478.0125, 470.8375

Units Operating: E65,21, L2,7,12, B7, D3, R1, R4, SQ18, HM1, HM Bat, Res Bat, Safety Bat, Tac2, ReBreather 1, Field Comm 1, FDNY C6, Multiple EMS, Multiple ESU and NYPD

Weather Conditions: Clear & Cold

Description Of Incident: Elevator dropped while a 41 y/o female was entering on a upper floor with doors open(exact floor still unclear). Victim was crushed between the elevator and the shaft wall. Two other people were in the elevator at the time of the incident. FDNY removed a total of 3 patients from the elevator and shaft - 1 DOA, 2 treated minor by EMS. Buildings dept on scene, Building is a 25 story structure built in the early 1920's.

Info obtained from scanner feeds and multiple news sources.

Reporters/Writer: PEMO3