FIREFIGHTERS came to the rescue of a couple who became locked in the living room of their first floor flat in Runcorn.

Faye Duckers, aged 19, and her partner Ben Harrington, aged 21, were about to order a Chinese takeaway on Sunday when they discovered the handle on the door was jammed.

Their front door keys were in another room so relatives couldn’t reach them and they’d left the tumble dryer switched on in the kitchen.

Faye, of Tilbury Place, Murdishaw, said: “We were there for two hours.

“If there had been a fire, there was no way of getting out. It was a bit worrying. I did start to panic.”

They called the fire brigade at 5.30pm.

Faye is an office worker at ombudsman services in Warrington and Ben works at 02 in Preston Brook.

Faye said: “At first the fire brigade weren’t going to help us because they said it wasn’t life threatening.

“I told them about the tumble dryer and explained if there was a fire, we couldn’t get out.

“A fire engine came down the avenue with blue lights on.

“Six firemen were there in full gear. All the neighbours were out.

“It was very embarrassing.

“Two of them climbed up a ladder to the living room and used a hammer and chisel to take the mechanism out of the door.

“We can laugh about it now and see the funny side.

“We saw it on the World Facebook. All our friends are sharing it

“At least we’ve given everyone a laugh on a Monday morning.”