KUCHING: Nine women experienced a moment of claustrophobic panic when they became trapped in an elevator at a local hotel here, last night (May 25).
Firemen from the Padungan fire station were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at 10.34pm.
Upon arrival, the firemen discovered that the victims were trapped on the fourth floor of the building.
The firemen had to use a ladder and open the elevator door using a spreader tool.
All occupants were safely rescued from the elevator shortly after.
The rescue operation ended at around 11pm.
