Woman trapped in New York City elevator rescued after three days

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Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A woman was rescued Monday morning after spending three nights trapped inside a New York City elevator, according to the New York Fire Department.

The woman, a cleaning employee, became stuck between the second and third floors while working in a private townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Friday.

Firefighters forced open the elevator’s doors just after 10 a.m. Monday and the woman was taken to a hospital, the FDNY said.

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