'Chicago Fire' Season 9 Episode 5: Will Hermann and Cruz die in 'My Lucky Day'? Fans are ready to 'riot'

Spoilers for 'Chicago Fire' Season 9 Episode 5 'My Lucky Day'

In 'Chicago Fire' Season 9 Episode 5 titled 'My Lucky Day' Firehouse 51 is called to an emergency scene where they are faced with a dangerous fire blazing in a 10-story storage unit. Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) and Lieutenant Christopher Hermann (David Eigenberg) unfortunately find themselves trapped inside a freight elevator with no way of communicating for help. As fans of the show, while we were happy that Hermann and Cruz have scenes together – usually a rarity – we weren't asking for one that might see them get gravely injured. As the duo try to save the people that could get hurt in the fire, we wonder if Hermann's fortune cookie calling for a "lucky day" was wrong after all. 

While at the building, Cruz and Hermann end up in the elevator with a woman and a man from the building as they try to make their way to the 8th floor. As Hermann brags about it being his "lucky day" since he didn't have to use the stairs – they end up in a pickle. One of the balancing cables holding the elevator popped sending the quad down a bit, but fast. Bring on the horror! 

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Fans hold their breath

"If anything happens to either Joe or Hermann I riot. #ChicagoFire," wrote one fan. People are understandably nervous with one tweeting, "I KNOW YALL ARE NOT ABOUT TO K WORD CRUZ AND HERMANN #ChicagoFire"

The man that is in the elevator with ends up with a broken bone from the fall, and while  Hermann tried to make contact with his chief, he couldn't. They tried a while, which only brought on more than a few tears. People though, we're loving the episode that was Cruz and Hermann focused – one fan wrote, "Hermann and Cruz centric episode. I’m here for this. David and Joe gonna slay. #ChicagoFire". Another fan tweeted, "Okay but if I’m stuck in an elevator I would be glad to be stuck with Cruz and Hermann.#ChicagoFire #OneChicago".

While Cruz and  Hermann get the door open, they find that they are stuck between floors. As the frustrated woman with them getting annoyed by the minute, and the man hurt, the firemen try with a hatch in the elevator. Oh and Cruz has great news - he's going to be a dad! But, this just calls for way more trouble as they immediately start to descend. SAFE to say, we are now freaking out!

"So, we’ll done @NBCOneChicago my anxiety is officially at a level 9 and we’re only 18 minutes in! #ChicagoFire #Chihard," wrote one user. People are desperately hoping for a good ending with one writing, "Bruh all I know is NOBODY better die on this episode! #ChicagoFire #OneChicago"

The episode is daunting to say in the least, as we are all on the edge of our chairs - which makes sense considering how terrifying this incident is. But, if we had to speculate, we don't think that  Hermann or Cruz is dying. We're staying on the hopeful side, the show just got back, they cant' take away two main characters, right? The fire is closing in though...

'Chicago Fire' airs on Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.