Between the time taken and the fact they wouldn't cut the steel plating to avoid gassing the guy inside; why even bother starting? Just wait for it to open as scheduled.
They didn't get him out, wasted a bunch of time+effort, and now have to repair a hole they didn't need or use....
Because if he had had a medical emergency, everyone would have been up in arms about them not doing anything.
I could understand that more if they actually followed through and got him out, or if he was in some sort of distress beyond 'help I'm trapped' to begin with; but the construction isn't a surprise, they knew the plating was there before they started, if you weren't going to cut in anyway why cause all the damage needlessly to begin with.
It's like seeing a dog locked in a car, but you don't want to break the window so you stand there keying the paintjob until the owner gets back. Either help or don't, but why the pointless damage that doesn't actually help anyone?
Were they incapable of communicating with him?
"Hey, are you planning on having a medical emergency in there?"
I hate when I have a planned medical emergency when I'm locked inside a vault.
Medical emergency was on a timer and started just as scheduled.
If I were a fireman responding to the scene I'd fuck shit up just to teach the building/business owner to be more responsible with their human trap.
Because some Firefighters get excited when they actually get to do something that's not responding to falling elderly/etc (understandable, it's why they do it). I've heard personal stories of some getting mad because a retired FF already put out a car fire before they arrived and it got worse.
I don’t see it in the article, but is that the only way for the door to open? You can’t do it via remote or a code or whatever?
In think that's the point, that you can't.
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.