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Residents have to be rescued from York flats after lock fails

A group of York residents got trapped in their own building today (Monday).

They were stuck due to a faulty locking mechanism.

Firefighters were called to help out on Olympian Court at 12.51pm.

Olympian Court, York

A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “A crew from Acomb responded to reports of multiple people locked inside a residential building when the lock had failed.

“Crews used a reciprocating saw to gain access to the property.”