About a dozen commuters were trapped in an elevator for 20 minutes at the Rosslyn Metro station during rush hour Thursday morning.
One of the three high-speed elevators on N. Moore Street — which are less than a year old — broke down about 8:15 a.m., according to scanner traffic.
A commuter who was rushing to work after being freed from the elevator said the group remained calm as they waited for help.
The elevators froze because of a power outage, an Arlington County Fire Department official on the scene said.
The elevators, designed and built for $50 million by the Arlington Department of Environmental Services, went into use in October 2013, when the new station entrance opened.
The elevators went out of service in December 2013 because of an electricity-related glitch.
All three of the elevators on N. Moore Street were taken out of service this morning after the incident. Their estimated return to service is Saturday, according to WMATA’s website.
WMATA did not immediately respond to an inquiry. DES spokesman Eric Balliet said authority over the Rosslyn station elevators was transferred from the county to WMATA about a month ago.
