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https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/crews-working-to-rescue-customer-trapped-inside-bank-vault-in-midtown-manhattan/

A man spent more than nine hours trapped inside a bank vault overnight in Midtown, Manhattan.

The vault finally opened on an automatic timer at around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, setting him free.

The customer was accessing his safety deposit box in the basement of the World Diamond Tower at 580 Fifth Ave., when the doors closed and he became trapped at around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

FDNY officials said the community vault is owned by DGA Security and utilized by a number of Diamond District businesses.

"Once it's closed, it's on a timing mechanism. That vault does not reopen until a certain amount of time passes," Chief of Department John Hodgens told reporters on the scene.

Firefighters tried to cut through the vault's concrete wall, but once they hit metal plating, decided to wait until it would automatically unlock in the morning.

"The problem with the plating is we'd have to use our torches on there, which would infect the environment of the person inside the vault," Hodgens said.

Crews used a phone and cameras inside the vault to communicate with the man the entire time, making sure he was OK. He was later treated by EMS on the scene and released with no injuries.

Firefighters tried to cut through the vault's concrete wall, but once they hit metal plating, decided to wait until it would automatically unlock in the morning.

So, there was no one else in the entire city they could call to open the vault?

got a good story out of it at least

Sounds like a health and safety violation. There should be a way on the inside to open it, even a customer or even a thief.

At least he was in a safe space

Wonder if he peed and pooed in there. Not sure if I could go 9 hours without peeing

What happens if there's a fire?

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LeoRavus posted...

Wonder if he peed and pooed in there. Not sure if I could go 9 hours without peeing

I'm sure he did. I think they just ommitted that out respect for the guy's dignity.

brestugo posted...

I'm sure he did. I think they just ommitted that out respect for the guy's dignity.

Wonder if he covered the camera first or dropped a load in plain sight

LeoRavus posted...

Wonder if he covered the camera first or dropped a load in plain sight

Whatever amuses you more.

LeoRavus posted...

Wonder if he peed and pooed in there. Not sure if I could go 9 hours without peeing

Family Guy reference?

Is there really no one they could've called who works there?

I refuse to believe a bank would not have the ability to open their own vault.

LeoRavus posted...

Wonder if he peed and pooed in there. Not sure if I could go 9 hours without peeing

I'm sure he dumped in a deposit box or 2

I feel like "infect the environment" is a weird way to say "we'd roast the guy alive."

Doom_Art posted...

Is there really no one they could've called who works there?

I refuse to believe a bank would not have the ability to open their own vault.

I guess letting that secret out would help thieves.

Wolfwood824 posted...

I feel like "infect the environment" is a weird way to say "we'd roast the guy alive."

It probably the smoke if there are no windows down there.

Our vault door at the bank is on a timer but the panel for it is accessible from the inside. So if you were to lock someone in there they could simply release the timer and anyone on the outside with the combo could then open it.

Not sure what the setup here is but it obviously sounds flawed.

So the we cant open the doors. Theyre on a time lock is a real thing and not just the movies? Lmao

boomgetchopped3 posted...

So the we cant open the doors. Theyre on a time lock is a real thing and not just the movies? Lmao

Yeah. Its rare but theres been times someone fucks up the setting on the timer and depending on the time left in the morning you have to decide to either have customers who want cash etc be SOL for a while or pay for a *very* expensive drilling.

Priere posted...

I'm sure he dumped in a deposit box or 2

HW Pennypacker's gonna have quite the surprise the next time he opens his box.

NGL, I'm so claustrophobic, they'd need to take me from that vault straight to therapy.