Elevator power outage and potential fire hazard


An alarm at a building on Collins Avenue triggered; elevators are down due to backup power issues, and responders note possible electrical arcing from the generator.
Audio|Source: Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue North & East
02:16
Transcript:
00:0015 divisions command.00:04Go ahead, 15 division.00:06Can we get with lobby, see if we can put the elevators into normal operating mode and come pick us up?00:15Let's see if they work.00:16Command to lobby.00:20Got to lobby.00:23Let's see if you can put the elevator into normal operation, see if you can have to work that way.00:39If you can't get those elevators back in, there's another elevator panel that I found back in security where the fire alarm panel is.00:48Those appear to be off, those four elevators.01:11Chief is the emergency backup power to the elevators and the safety lighting.01:18And the elevators aren't going to work anywhere.01:24You said the emergency powers are off?01:28Negative.01:29I believe the wires that are arcing are coming from the generator that operates the emergency power for the elevators and the emergency lighting.01:37I think that's what you shorted.01:59that copy.
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15 divisions command.
00:04
Go ahead, 15 division.
00:06
Can we get with lobby, see if we can put the elevators into normal operating mode and come pick us up?
00:15
Let's see if they work.
00:16
Command to lobby.
00:20
Got to lobby.
00:23
Let's see if you can put the elevator into normal operation, see if you can have to work that way.
00:39
If you can't get those elevators back in, there's another elevator panel that I found back in security where the fire alarm panel is.
00:48
Those appear to be off, those four elevators.
01:11
Chief is the emergency backup power to the elevators and the safety lighting.
01:18
And the elevators aren't going to work anywhere.
01:24
You said the emergency powers are off?
01:28
Negative.
01:29
I believe the wires that are arcing are coming from the generator that operates the emergency power for the elevators and the emergency lighting.
01:37
I think that's what you shorted.
01:59
that copy.
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Location mentioned:
Near Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33154
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