At about 10:30 on Friday evening, the elevator of the Calgary Tower broke down and 8 people were trapped in the elevator. After receiving the alarm, the Calgary Fire Department immediately sent firefighters to the scene for rescue.

The Calgary Fire Department said that when firefighters arrived at the scene, they found that they needed the reinforcements of the Technical Rescue Team to carry out high-angle rescue.

The Calgary Fire Department said that at that time, the technical rescue team used safety belts to pull the trapped passengers up from the elevator skylight, then transferred them to another elevator parallel to the faulty elevator, and finally brought them to the ground.