Long Beach Fire Department members approach the scene. Photo courtesy of the Daily 49er.

8:20pm | California State University Long Beach released the following statement regarding the death on campus that occurred this morning:

“This morning a Cal State Long Beach employee was fatally injured in an apparent elevator malfunction in the CSULB Foundation building.

“Annette Lujan, who was the sole occupant of the elevator, attempted to exit the elevator after an apparent malfunction that occurred between floors. Initial information indicates that the elevator started to move as she was attempting to exit. University Police and the Long Beach Fire Department responded immediately to a call of a woman trapped in the elevator, but Lujan succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

“The details of the accident are under investigation.

“Lujan, 48, a nine-year employee of the university’s grants and contracts office, was a resident of Huntington Beach.”

12:15pm | California State University Long Beach (CSULB) confirmed with the Long Beach Post that a woman died on the campus today in what appeared to involved a malfunctioning elevator. They were unable to release any other details.

The Daily 49er has a full report here.