Six children were rescued after an elevator that got stuck and wouldn't open at a New Jersey trampoline park, police said.
Police in Wayne said they got a call about the malfunctioning elevator at Rockin' Jump on Willowbrook Boulevard around 5 p.m. Friday. Responding officers found six children, all around the age of 13, trapped inside.
The elevator was stuck near the ground floor, and the doors would not open, police said. A technician tried to operate the elevator from a control panel, but it didn't work and the children remained stuck.
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WATCH HEREThe Wayne Fire Department arrived shortly after, and went down the elevator shaft to reach the kids through the hatch. The children were hoisted one at a time up to the second floor after firefighters rigged a line, police said.
The children were taken a waiting ambulance for evaluation, but none required further medical attention.
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SIGN UP It was not immediately clear what caused the elevator to malfunction and trap the kids inside.
