While there have occasionally been cases of residents locked out of their homes, it's less common for them to be locked in.
But that's the fate of occupants of a property on Grape Lane in Whitby on Good Friday evening.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they attended a home on the road around 7.15pm.
Fortunately, officers were able to gain access using a key and release those locked inside.
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Concerns over a lack of medical and transport infrastructure have been raised as plans progress for thousands of new homes in Cayton.
Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club's major expansion, including a new 3G pitch and padel courts, has been unanimously approved by councillors despite an initial recommendation for refusal over landscape concerns.
One of the country's longest-serving councillors, 82-year-old David Jeffels, will step down next May after an unprecedented 53-year career in local government representing the Derwent Valley and Moor.
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