Trapped in a Tunnel The Joe Pronesti Story (SAM 335)

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 3 p.m.

On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, Elyria Fire Captain Joe Pronesti responded to a fire alarm activation call on a college campus. The first arriving engine reported heavy smoke coming from multiple buildings. In search of the source of the smoke, crews would learn the fire was in a tunnel that connected multiple buildings on the campus \u2013 A tunnel that Joe would barely make it out of alive.