Firefighters rescued 15 inmates and correctional officers trapped in an elevator at the Passaic County Jail on Thursday, Paterson authorities said.

At 8:22 p.m. Thursday, Paterson firefighters received a call about more than a dozen inmates and correctional officers stuck in an elevator at the jail, said Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Murray. One man had a minor injury and was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Murray said.

An incident report jointly filed by four Paterson fire companies sheds light on the Thursday night rescue but still blurs the exact breakdown of how many inmates and how many officers were trapped in the elevator.

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After unsuccessfully trying to reset the elevator, which was stuck between the third and fourth floors, Rescue Company 2 and Ladder Company 2 lowered a 10-foot collapsible ladder through the top hatch door of the elevator to rescue the people trapped inside.

After removal, one of the people began having seizures, the report said.

By 9:45 p.m., firefighters had extricated the trapped inmates and officers and cleared the scene, according to the report.

It was unclear whether the injured man was an inmate or a correctional officer. It was also unclear how long the correctional officers had been stuck in the elevator with the inmates.

Battalions 1 and 3 reported that 15 inmates were rescued from the elevator but did not mention any corrections officers. Meanwhile, Rescue Company 2 and Ladder Company 2, which conducted the extrication, did not differentiate, reporting that they helped "15 people."

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