ST. PETERSBURG — A child was hospitalized in critical condition on Monday after getting stuck in an elevator shaft in a home on Snell Isle, authorities said.
Firefighters responded about 7:30 p.m. to a home on the 800 block of Brightwaters Boulevard NE after the child became trapped between floors in the elevator shaft, according to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue. Crews had to remove part of a ceiling to extricate the child.
The child was listed in critical condition at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Monday night, according to a news release. The child remained in critical condition Tuesday morning.
Firefighters said the incident appears to be accidental. A fire rescue spokesperson said the agency is withholding the age and gender of the child to protect the child’s identity.
No other details were released.