LA Chargers Escape Broken Elevator At Dallas Hotel

LOS ANGELES, CA — Some Los Angeles Chargers players in Dallas for Saturday's preseason game against the Cowboys got stuck in a broken elevator at the team's hotel last night.

The players and others in their party were rescued by firefighters and no injuries were reported.

"At approximately 7:30 pm CT Friday evening, several players and members of the Chargers traveling party were stranded in an inoperable elevator at the team hotel. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the incident and subsequently assisted everyone from the elevator, one-by-one, through its ceiling panel and into an adjacent elevator," the Chargers posted Friday night on X.

"The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts in ensuring everyone's safety."

Local Dallas station WFAA.com reported that about 15 people were trapped in a "blind shaft" in the elevator at The Westin hotel in downtown Dallas.

ESPN reported that Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh invited Dallas Fire- Rescue staff to the team meal room to eat afterward.

The Chargers are scheduled to play the Cowboys at 1 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, seeking their first win of the preseason after two losses.

— City News Service