7月12日，加拿大卡尔加里电视塔发生8人困梯的事件，而电梯救援行动的消防员们在一段视频里描述了当时的救援场景，这段视频目前已经上传到660CityNews媒体上。当地消防站称，当时电梯轿厢的6条缆绳断裂，启动了应急制动系统，因此造成电梯困梯事件。其中一名消防员凯尔兰德里说道，自己和两名消防员登上轿厢顶部，而另一名消防员进入到轿厢内部。“一登上轿厢顶，我们就假设各种把乘客救出来的可行方法，”他补充道，“待轿厢内部的消防员确认乘客不需要医疗救助，我们在轿厢顶部的三个人就开始设置定锚系统和调整肩带，确保可以尽可能安全地把乘客从故障电梯带到完好的电梯上。”救援过程中，卡尔加里电视塔内的其他人员被引往楼梯处，通过800级台阶的楼梯回到地面。西区负责人部莱恩称，电视塔内大部分人都可以自行下楼，有一部分行动不便的人士需要其他人带到安全地带。该电视塔即日就关闭了，以便进行进一步的维修。根据《卡尔加里先驱报》的报道，目前尚未确定重新开放的日期。

　　FIREFIGHTERS DESCRIBE ELEVATOR RESCUE AT CALGARY TOWER

　　Calgary, Canada, firefighters involved in the July 12 rescue of eight people trapped in an elevator in Calgary Tower described how the rescue was pulled off in a video by 660CityNews. The incident occurred, the fire department said, when two of the elevator's six cables broke, activating the emergency brake. Kyle Landry, one of the firefighters, said he and two others got on top of the car, while a fourth firefighter got inside. "Once we got up top, we were planning all the way what our options might be to get these people out," Landry said. While the rescuer inside checked to make sure there were no medical issues, the three on top "were setting up our anchor system . . . and our harnesses to make sure that we could transfer the people from the broken elevator to the good elevator as safe as possible." While this was going on, others in the tower had to be led through stairwells down 800 steps to the bottom. West District Chief Brian Neis said most were able to get down on their own, though a few had mobility issues and had to be helped to safety. The tower has been closed for elevator repairs since the incident, and, according to a recent Calgary Herald report, no timeline has been given for its reopening.