VIDEO: Chinese Man Chisels His Way Out Of Elevator

In China, a group of people got stuck in an elevator and decided to take matters into their own hands to escape. A group of 11 men walked onto the elevator, and on its way down, it broke down — sending them to the basement.

In the video, you can see the door open up to a brick wall. They didn’t call for help, deciding instead to use a hammer — from a worker trapped on the elevator — to chisel an opening. One of the men squeezed through the space to get help. Maintenance workers were able to bring the elevator up to the ground floor and let the other people out.

The incident is now under investigation. The stranded men believe it was caused by a malfunction in the elevator, but the property managers believe it was caused by overload.