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Person rescued after Metro elevator stalls 30 feet underground

The person has been rescued from the elevator with the help of a rope.

WASHINGTON — Crews rescued a person stuck from a stalled elevator 30 feet underground at a DC Metro station Sunday morning. 

According to a tweet from DC Fire and Rescue, the technical rescue happened at the Dupont Circle Metro Station just before 9 a.m. 

One person was stuck in the elevator and crews estimated they were 30 feet underground in a blind shaft. 

Crews tweeted just before 9:45 a.m. to say firefighters were lowering by rope to access and rescue the person who was stuck. According to a spokesman with DC Fire and Rescue, the person was rescued a little more than an hour later. 

Officials have not said what caused the elevator to stall. 

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