A man was injured Monday when the elevator he was riding dropped 6 to 8 feet, Wilmington firefighters said.
Firefighters were dispatched to a downtown office building in the 800 block of North King Street about 10 a.m. for a report of an elevator falling an unknown number of floors.
Arriving firefighters were able to determine one passenger was in the elevator and that the elevator fell approximately 6 to 8 feet, said Lt. Andrew J. E. Cavanaugh, a Wilmington Fire Department spokesman.
Crews secured power to the elevator carriage, which was stopped between the first floor and the basement. The man, in his late 50s, was reported to be alert but experiencing back pain, Cavanaugh said.
After the man was freed from the carriage, he was turned over to St. Francis medical personal and New Castle County Paramedics who evaluated him before taking him to Wilmington Hospital.