Donald Trump subsequently assailed the fire marshal at his rally. | AP Photo Reports: Trump rescued from elevator ahead of Colorado rally

Donald Trump was trapped in an elevator for 30 minutes ahead of a Friday rally before being rescued by the Colorado Springs Fire Department, multiple local news outlets reported Saturday.

According to news station KRDO, emergency crews responded to an elevator problem at The Mining Exchange Hotel, where a group of 10, including the Republican presidential nominee, was trapped between the first and second floors.


"The firefighters were able to secure the elevator, open the top elevator hatch, lower a ladder into the elevator, which allowed all individuals to self-evacuate, including Mr. Trump, onto the second-floor lobby area," Steven Wilch, who is with the Colorado Springs Fire Department, told KRDO.

Within an hour, The Denver Post noted, the GOP presidential nominee was bashing the fire marshal at his rally.

“So I have to tell you this. This is why our country doesn’t work,” Trump said from the stage at his Friday rally, which began nearly an hour late as a result of the mishap. “We have plenty of space here. We have thousands of people outside trying to get in. And we have a fire marshal that said, ‘Oh, we can’t allow more people.’

"The reason they won’t let them in is because they don’t know what the hell they’re doing.

“Hey, maybe they’re a Hillary person. Could that be possible? Probably. I don’t think there are too many of them," Trump said.