Los Angeles Chargers Players & Staff Had To Be Rescued By Fire Department After Scary Incident At Dallas Hotel That Could Have Easily Turned Fatal

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The Los Angeles Chargers could breathe a huge, collective sigh of relief following a rescue from a precarious situation that could have resulted in the unthinkable.

Several players and staff got stuck in a hotel elevator in Dallas on Friday and had to be extracted by the city’s fire department.

Dallas Fire-Rescue helped the trapped players and staffers escape from the elevator through its ceiling panel and into another elevator.

The team, which is in Dallas for a preseason game against the Cowboys this Saturday, divulged as much in a social media announcement on Friday night.

“The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts in ensuring everyone’s safety,” they said.

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— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) August 24, 2024

A local reporter also posted videos from the hotel, as well as its exterior, which showed several fire engines with flashing lights parked outside.

The hotel in question, the Westin Hotel, is in the 33-story One Main Place skyscraper.

An elevator technician had initially tried to repair it before the fire department called on its Urban Search and Rescue team.

The Los Angeles Chargers Had 15 People Trapped In The Elevator

According to WFAA, 15 people were in the elevator at the time, and they were in a “blind shaft” somewhere between the third and 15th floors of the hotel.

JUST IN: around 15 players and personnel from the @chargers had to be rescued from an elevator one at a time tonight in downtown Dallas when it got stuck.

They play the @dallascowboys in a preseason game tomorrow.

This is my video from the scene. Per our station @wfaa:… pic.twitter.com/mgMhPuYZsz

— Matt Howerton (@HowertonNews) August 24, 2024

As noted above, the Chargers are scheduled to play the Cowboys in what will be their final preseason game. They have lost both fixtures in the current period, having played the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams in previous games.

Based on the reports, the professionals who carried out the rescue did an excellent job, given how badly this could have turned out.

Kudos to Dallas Fire-Rescue.