Word: lonoff
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...Lonoff, unable to restart the elevator, pressed an emergency bell several times then yelled for help. In response, several voices told Lonoff to wait in between floor B and C while they brought assistance, she said...
...just stayed in my little cage reading a book," said Lonoff...
...would-be rescuers, mostly passers-by and circulation desk staffers, scrambled but failed to locate a maintenance closet key, which could also unlock the elevator doors, Lonoff said. A key was finally located, but not before a bystander called the Cambridge Fire Department...
Half a dozen firefighters took control of the rescue, opening the outer door to the shaft, shutting off power and telling Lonoff to open the inner door of the elevator and climb down...
...Lonoff succeeded in opening the door by turning a hand-operated mechanism, then slipped out the chamber and descended the remaining three-and-a-half feet to the C level floor assisted by a firefighter "who very gallantly lent me his shoulder...