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7 people trapped in hotel elevator in Lapu-Lapu City for two hours

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Seven people were trapped inside a hotel elevator for two hours in Lapu-Lapu City on Aug. 27, 2022. Lapu-Lapu City Fire District" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/28/elevator.jpg"/><figcaption>Seven people were trapped inside a hotel elevator for two hours in Lapu-Lapu City on Aug. 27, 2022. <em>Lapu-Lapu City Fire District</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Seven people were trapped for around two hours inside a hotel elevator in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu.</p><p>According to Bureau of Fire Protection responder FO3 Alvin Villabin, the hotel guests were inside the elevator for two hours already at the time his office received a call for help.</p><p>Based on their investigation, the elevator malfunctioned past 7 p.m., the cause of which is yet to be determined.</p><p>BFP responders used hydraulics to open the elevator. “We used force because the maintenance of the elevator apparently couldn’t open it as well,” said Villabin.</p><p>The trapped guests were let out at around 9 p.m. No one was hurt.</p><p>The BFP said they will help in investigating the incident.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/11/22/makati-lgu-investigating-elevator-collapse-that-killed-2-workers">Makati LGU investigating elevator collapse that killed 2 workers</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/02/19/overloading-sanhi-ng-pagbagsak-ng-elevator-sa-makati">&#x27;Overloading, sanhi ng pagbagsak ng elevator sa Makati&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>- report from Annie Perez</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2197456" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Seven people were trapped for around two hours inside a hotel elevator in Barangay Pajo, Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu.