Passengers rescued from stalled Makati elevator - report

Several people at a high-rise building in Makati City were traumatized after being trapped inside an elevator for more than an hour before dawn Friday. Radio dzBB reported that rescue teams from the Makati City government and the Bureau of Fire Protection rushed to the 31-storey The Columns building to free the passengers. No one was reported injured but the report said the passengers came out of the elevator "traumatized" and "shaken" after being stuck for more than an hour. Initial information showed that a power fluctuation cut of electricity to the elevator past 1 a.m. At the time, the elevator was going down from the third floor to the basement. It was not immediately clear if the rescue workers forced open the elevator or worked to restore power to it. - GMANews.TV