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A very long weekend

At first Nick waits patiently. Then he tries to climb up to and open the door in the ceiling. But there is no way out.

He has no food or drink - and only three cigarettes! Incredibly the elevator security camera is filming him.

Finally on Sunday afternoon a security guard returns to the building. He notices Nick on a security camera. After 41 hours, Nick is finally rescued.

Remarkably, Nick does not need medical treatment. ‘I’m just happy to be out,’ he said. ‘And I want to go home!’


You can see Nick's 41 hours here - sped up by time-lapse film to just 3 minutes



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  • Not a great weekend for Nick. And all because of a cigarette. For what happened after click here

Another cigarette break saved the life of an
elevator operator in the Empire State Building