Elevator malfunction at Ferrari dealership leaves car hanging
By Lauren Silver, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Fire crews and a towing company worked together to remove a car that was left hanging in an elevator shaft after a malfunction at a South Florida car dealership.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was initially called to Ferrari of Palm Beach for a reported structure fire, WPTV reported. However, when crews arrived, they found a car hanging upside down in an elevator shaft instead of a fire.
PBCFR said in a Facebook post that crews had to resolve a fuel leak by setting up portable standpipes and cutting power to the business before they could remove the car that was hanging upside down in the elevator shaft.
A towing company brought in a rotator wrecker to remove the vehicle using a 45-foot extension of the wrecker’s boom and several 50,000-pound winches, WPTV reported.
Crews worked for approximately four hours to remove the car from the elevator shaft, WPEC reported. There were no injuries reported.