Water pours through ceiling of elevator at 1WTC

  • A water leak at One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan flooded staircases and resulted in elevators getting stuck on Tuesday 
  • One unlucky person who was in an elevator at the time filmed the scene on his cell phone, showing water seeping through the ceiling 
  • In total, two elevators stopped as a result of the leak 

A water leak at One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan flooded staircases and resulted in elevators getting stuck on Tuesday.

One unlucky person who was in an elevator at the time filmed the scene on his cell phone, showing water seeping through the ceiling.

In total, two elevators stopped as a result of the leak, according to WABC-TV.

A spokesperson for the Durst Organization, the company which operates One World Trade Center, told WABC-TV that the leak originated in the air conditioning system on the 88th floor.

A water leak at One World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan flooded staircases and resulted in elevators getting stuck on Tuesday. One unlucky person who was in an elevator at the time filmed the scene on his cell phone, showing water seeping through the ceiling

Water seeped into the stairwell and dripped down the steps, eventually leaking into the elevators

Water seeped into the stairwell and dripped down the steps, eventually leaking into the elevators

The Fire Department of New York responded to the scene and helped extricate the people trapped in the elevators. The image above is a stock photo of One World Trade Center

The Fire Department of New York responded to the scene and helped extricate the people trapped in the elevators. The image above is a stock photo of One World Trade Center

Water seeped into the stairwell and dripped down the steps, eventually leaking into the elevators.

The Fire Department of New York responded to the scene and helped extricate the people trapped in the elevators, according to WABC-TV.

There were no injuries.  

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